J. W. Mays (MAYS) Competitors

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) and Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MAYS or MLP?

3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.2% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.9% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MAYS or MLP?

J. W. Mays has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MAYS or MLP?

In the previous week, J. W. Mays had 1 more articles in the media than Maui Land & Pineapple. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for J. W. Mays and 0 mentions for Maui Land & Pineapple. J. W. Mays' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Maui Land & Pineapple's score of 0.00 indicating that J. W. Mays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J. W. Mays	Very Positive
Maui Land & Pineapple	Neutral

Is MAYS or MLP more profitable?

J. W. Mays has a net margin of -0.34% compared to Maui Land & Pineapple's net margin of -98.43%. J. W. Mays' return on equity of -0.14% beat Maui Land & Pineapple's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. W. Mays	-0.34%	-0.14%	-0.08%
Maui Land & Pineapple	-98.43%	-45.76%	-31.65%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MAYS or MLP?

J. W. Mays has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. J. W. Mays 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
J. W. Mays	$21.59M	3.51	-$410K	-$0.04	-938.25
Maui Land & Pineapple	$11.56M	29.47	-$7.39M	-$0.75	-23.01

Summary

J. W. Mays beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.