J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) Share Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of J. W. Mays, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAYS) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $41.44 and traded as high as $41.45. J. W. Mays shares last traded at $42.5150, with a volume of 2,886 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

J. W. Mays Trading Up 2.2%

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $41.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market capitalization of $85.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.30 and a beta of 0.17.

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The financial services provider reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. J. W. Mays had a negative net margin of 5.37% and a negative return on equity of 2.21%. The company had revenue of $5.31 million during the quarter.

About J. W. Mays

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.