Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, EFC or MLP?

Ellington Financial has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EFC or MLP?

In the previous week, Ellington Financial had 14 more articles in the media than Maui Land & Pineapple. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ellington Financial and 0 mentions for Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Ellington Financial's score of 0.72 indicating that Maui Land & Pineapple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ellington Financial	Positive
Maui Land & Pineapple	Very Positive

Do analysts rate EFC or MLP?

Ellington Financial presently has a consensus price target of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Given Ellington Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ellington Financial is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ellington Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Maui Land & Pineapple	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EFC or MLP?

55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.9% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EFC or MLP?

Ellington Financial received 152 more outperform votes than Maui Land & Pineapple when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.24% of users gave Ellington Financial an outperform vote while only 51.96% of users gave Maui Land & Pineapple an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ellington Financial	Outperform Votes 245 57.24%	Underperform Votes 183 42.76%
Maui Land & Pineapple	Outperform Votes 93 51.96%	Underperform Votes 86 48.04%

Is EFC or MLP more profitable?

Ellington Financial has a net margin of 106.40% compared to Maui Land & Pineapple's net margin of -40.09%. Ellington Financial's return on equity of 10.26% beat Maui Land & Pineapple's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ellington Financial	106.40%	10.26%	0.81%
Maui Land & Pineapple	-40.09%	-14.23%	-11.37%

Which has better valuation & earnings, EFC or MLP?

Ellington Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ellington Financial, 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
Ellington Financial	$282.19M	4.35	$84.81M	$1.38	9.41
Maui Land & Pineapple	$11.57M	25.67	-$3.08M	-$0.38	-39.56

Summary

Ellington Financial beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.