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MAYS vs. ARL, DOUG, SRG, AOMR, STRS, RMAX, MRCC, LHAI, BEEP, and CHCI

Should you be buying J. W. Mays stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J. W. Mays include American Realty Investors (ARL), Douglas Elliman (DOUG), Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), Stratus Properties (STRS), RE/MAX (RMAX), Monroe Capital (MRCC), Linkhome (LHAI), Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP), and Comstock Holding Companies (CHCI). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.

J. W. Mays vs. Its Competitors

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) and American Realty Investors (NYSE:ARL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

J. W. Mays has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Realty Investors has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

J. W. Mays has a net margin of -0.34% compared to American Realty Investors' net margin of -24.74%. J. W. Mays' return on equity of -0.14% beat American Realty Investors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J. W. Mays-0.34% -0.14% -0.08%
American Realty Investors -24.74%-1.86%-1.42%

In the previous week, J. W. Mays' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled American Realty Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
J. W. Mays Neutral
American Realty Investors Neutral

J. W. Mays has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Realty Investors. J. W. Mays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Realty Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J. W. Mays$21.59M3.65-$410K-$0.04-976.25
American Realty Investors$47.32M5.32-$14.70M-$0.73-21.36

3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.2% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of American Realty Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J. W. Mays
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
American Realty Investors
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

J. W. Mays beats American Realty Investors on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MAYS vs. The Competition

MetricJ. W. MaysREAL ESTATE OPS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$78.88M$6.70B$12.58B$10.68B
Dividend YieldN/A3.74%5.61%4.83%
P/E Ratio-976.2523.2221.1227.34
Price / Sales3.656.5630.12132.79
Price / CashN/A20.9319.3430.35
Price / BookN/A1.832.276.68
Net Income-$410K$108.82M$1.02B$276.46M
7 Day Performance-1.58%0.66%0.07%0.77%
1 Month Performance2.76%-4.16%-1.52%3.73%
1 Year Performance-10.23%-2.95%538.59%36.59%

J. W. Mays Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MAYS
J. W. Mays
N/A$39.05
-1.1%
N/A-8.8%$78.88M$21.59M-976.2530Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
ARL
American Realty Investors
N/A$16.10
+5.9%
N/A+6.9%$260.03M$47.32M-22.06N/A
DOUG
Douglas Elliman
0.7619 of 5 stars
$2.83
-5.2%
N/A+57.7%$248.83M$995.63M-3.79930Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
SRG
Seritage Growth Properties
N/A$4.25
-1.0%
N/A-10.9%$239.74M$17.62M-2.6840
AOMR
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT
4.5384 of 5 stars
$9.36
-0.4%
$11.60
+23.9%
-6.9%$222.39M$110.43M6.08900Positive News
STRS
Stratus Properties
0.4671 of 5 stars
$21.40
+2.6%
N/A-21.2%$172.87M$54.18M-48.6270
RMAX
RE/MAX
1.9222 of 5 stars
$8.43
-3.3%
$9.00
+6.8%
-33.8%$168.75M$307.68M17.93590
MRCC
Monroe Capital
1.0697 of 5 stars
$7.01
+0.1%
$7.63
+8.9%
-18.9%$151.80M$60.53M77.83N/AShort Interest ↑
LHAI
Linkhome
N/A$8.92
-2.6%
N/AN/A$144.77M$7.61M148.694Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
BEEP
Mobile Infrastructure
3.8222 of 5 stars
$3.38
+1.2%
$5.88
+73.8%
+9.4%$144.33M$36.14M-11.2714Short Interest ↓
CHCI
Comstock Holding Companies
1.0788 of 5 stars
$13.75
-2.3%
N/A+17.3%$138.47M$51.29M9.11160Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑

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This page (NASDAQ:MAYS) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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