AFC Gamma (AFCG) Competitors

AFC Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) and Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFCG or MLP?

36.9% of AFC Gamma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by institutional investors. 28.5% of AFC Gamma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.0% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFCG or MLP?

Maui Land & Pineapple received 79 more outperform votes than AFC Gamma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.03% of users gave Maui Land & Pineapple an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave AFC Gamma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AFC Gamma	Outperform Votes 14 51.85%	Underperform Votes 13 48.15%
Maui Land & Pineapple	Outperform Votes 93 55.03%	Underperform Votes 76 44.97%

Does the media favor AFCG or MLP?

In the previous week, AFC Gamma had 2 more articles in the media than Maui Land & Pineapple. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AFC Gamma and 0 mentions for Maui Land & Pineapple. AFC Gamma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Maui Land & Pineapple's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Gamma	Neutral
Maui Land & Pineapple	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AFCG or MLP?

AFC Gamma has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. AFC Gamma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maui Land & Pineapple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AFC Gamma	$81.50 million	3.08	$35.93 million	$1.77	6.92
Maui Land & Pineapple	$20.96 million	12.70	$1.79 million	$0.05	271.60

Do analysts rate AFCG or MLP?

AFC Gamma presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 57.82%. Given AFC Gamma's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AFC Gamma is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Gamma	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Maui Land & Pineapple	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, AFCG or MLP?

AFC Gamma has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AFCG or MLP more profitable?

AFC Gamma has a net margin of 43.99% compared to Maui Land & Pineapple's net margin of 4.95%. AFC Gamma's return on equity of 16.66% beat Maui Land & Pineapple's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Gamma	43.99%	16.66%	11.96%
Maui Land & Pineapple	4.95%	3.06%	2.36%

Summary

AFC Gamma beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.