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J.W. Mays, Inc. (MAYS)

Real Estate | Real Estate Services | Brooklyn, United States | NasdaqCM
42.30 USD +0.08 (0.178%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 42.33 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:18 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is generating negative operating margins and negative returns on equity, while revenue is shrinking at a 5.6% annual rate. This deterioration is confirmed by the price history, which shows a brutal nine-year decline where the stock has lost over 21% of its value, ending on a streak of three consecutive years of falling prices. The market has correctly identified that this business is deteriorating, not undervalued. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of recent trading volume combined with a massive short interest suggests severe liquidity and sentiment issues. While the recent price action shows a tiny, fragile bounce off the lows, the underlying fundamentals offer no support for a recovery, making this a clear avoid for both short-term traders and long-term investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.070237
AutoETS0.070897
AutoARIMA0.070897
AutoTheta0.082289

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 15.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.105
Excess Kurtosis -0.42
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Debt to Equity Ratio 59.524
Revenue per Share 10.632
Market Cap 85,267,496
Beta 0.17
Profit Margins -5.37%
Website https://www.jwmays.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11131585
Address1 9 Bond Street
All Time High 67.14
All Time Low 3.25
Ask 42.36
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,982
Average Volume 1,982
Average Volume10Days 1,000
Beta 0.169
Bid 38.5
Bid Size 1
Book Value 25.649
City Brooklyn
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 42.3
Current Ratio 1.642
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 43.2
Day Low 42.3
Debt To Equity 59.524
Display Name J.W. Mays
Earnings Timestamp End 1,750,077,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,749,645,000
Ebitda 208,393
Ebitda Margins 0.00972
Enterprise To Ebitda 546.717
Enterprise To Revenue 5.316
Enterprise Value 113,932,056
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.58
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 39.86
Fifty Day Average Change 2.4399986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.061214216
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.131584
Fifty Two Week High 61.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.690002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3176319
Fifty Two Week Low 37.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.126498
Fifty Two Week Range 37.55 - 61.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 471,796,200,000
Float Shares 493,423
Free Cashflow 1,866,061
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 24
Fullday Change 0.0750008
Fullday Change Percent 0.177622
Fullday Price 42.33
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.24605
Gross Profits 5,273,400
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.16892
Held Percent Institutions 0.1149
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,015,780
Industry Real Estate Services
Industry Disp Real Estate Services
Industry Key real-estate-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,753,920,000
Long Business Summary J.W. Mays, Inc. engages in the owning, operation, and leasing of commercial real estate properties in the United States. Its properties are located in Brooklyn, Jamaica, Fishkill, Levittown, and Massapequa, New York; and Circleville, Ohio. J.W. Mays, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Long Name J.W. Mays, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 85,267,496
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_286942
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common -1,151,850
Next Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 85,116,310
Open 43.11
Operating Cashflow 1,806,057
Operating Margins -0.060510002
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 718 624 7400
Post Market Change -0.019996643
Post Market Change Percent -0.047217578
Post Market Price 42.33
Post Market Time 1,787,947,804
Previous Close 42.225
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6491871
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.978396
Profit Margins -0.053740002
Quick Ratio 1.129
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.07500076
Regular Market Change Percent 0.1776217
Regular Market Day High 43.2
Regular Market Day Low 42.3
Regular Market Day Range 42.3 - 43.2
Regular Market Open 43.11
Regular Market Previous Close 42.225
Regular Market Price 42.3
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 5,969
Return On Assets -0.01165
Return On Equity -0.022030002
Revenue Growth -0.056
Revenue Per Share 10.632
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Shares Outstanding 2,015,780
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0021
Shares Short 4,200
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,854
Short Name J. W. Mays, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0115
Short Ratio 2.09
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MAYS
Total Cash 2,110,713
Total Cash Per Share 1.047
Total Debt 30,775,276
Total Revenue 21,432,632
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.58
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.76075
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5392494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03776303
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,969
Website https://www.jwmays.com
Zip 11,201-5805