J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

J. W. Mays, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAYS) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $41.17 and traded as high as $42.75. J. W. Mays shares last traded at $43.2740, with a volume of 1,745 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of J. W. Mays in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

J. W. Mays Trading Up 2.5%

The stock has a market cap of $87.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -100.63 and a beta of 0.16. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.65.

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The financial services provider reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J. W. Mays had a negative net margin of 3.90% and a negative return on equity of 1.62%. The firm had revenue of $5.21 million for the quarter.

J. W. Mays Company Profile

J.W. Mays, Inc (NASDAQ: MAYS) is a New York–based real estate holding company that traces its roots to the department store chain founded by Joseph Wesley Mays in 1924. After winding down its retail operations in the early 1980s, the company redeployed its capital into property ownership, repositioning itself as a landlord and property manager focused on income‐producing real estate assets.

The company’s core business activities include acquisition, leasing and management of commercial, retail and multi-family residential properties.