Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP – Get Free Report) and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.61%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.
Profitability
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | -28.65% | -14.25% | -9.67% |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | 58.90% | 17.99% | 8.69% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | $19.46 million | 15.17 | -$10.58 million | ($0.23) | -64.61 |
| IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones | $465.14 million | 2.48 | $278.34 million | $3.29 | 4.15 |
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Maui Land & Pineapple
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. is a landholding and operating company, which engages in the development, sale, and management of real estate. It operates through the following segments: Real Estate, Leasing, and Resort Amenities. The Real Estate segment includes land planning and entitlement, development, and sales activities. The Leasing segment consists of residential, resort, commercial, agricultural and industrial land and property leases, licensing of registered trademarks and trade names, and stewardship and conservation efforts. The Resort Amenities segment manages a full-service spa, a beach club, and a private club membership program. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Maui, HI.
About IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the diversified real estate activities in Argentina. It operates through five segments: Shopping Malls, Offices, Hotels, Sales and Developments, and Others. The company is involved in the acquisition, development, and operation of shopping malls, office buildings, and other non-shopping mall properties primarily for rental purposes. It also acquires and operates luxury hotels and resorts under the Intercontinental, Libertador, and Llao Llao names; develops and sells residential properties, including apartment tower complexes; and acquires undeveloped land reserves for future development or sale. In addition, the company engages in the development and operation of stadium; and provision of ¡appa!, a digital customer loyalty system platform, for consumption in shopping malls, use of parking spaces, and redemption of corporate benefits. The company was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.
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