Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH – Get Free Report) and J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.3% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Legacy Housing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.8% of J. W. Mays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Legacy Housing and J. W. Mays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Legacy Housing | 26.01% | 8.08% | 7.44% |
| J. W. Mays | -5.37% | -2.21% | -1.30% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Legacy Housing | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| J. W. Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Legacy Housing presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.61%. Given Legacy Housing’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than J. W. Mays.
Volatility and Risk
Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J. W. Mays has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Legacy Housing and J. W. Mays”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Legacy Housing | $163.26 million | 3.81 | $41.81 million | $1.78 | 14.68 |
| J. W. Mays | $22.47 million | 3.58 | -$140,000.00 | ($0.58) | -68.62 |
Legacy Housing has higher revenue and earnings than J. W. Mays. J. W. Mays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legacy Housing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Legacy Housing beats J. W. Mays on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Legacy Housing
Legacy Housing Corporation engages in the building, sale, and financing of manufactured homes and tiny houses primarily in the southern United States. It manufactures and provides for the transport of mobile homes, including 1 to 5 bedrooms with 1 to 3 1/2 bathrooms; and provides wholesale financing to dealers and mobile home parks, as well as retail financing to consumers. The company also offers inventory financing for its independent retailers; consumer financing for its products; and financing to manufactured housing community owners that buy or lease its products for use in their rental housing communities. In addition, it involved in financing and developing new manufactured home communities. The company markets its homes under the Legacy brand through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores; and directly to manufactured home communities. Legacy Housing Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, Texas.
About J. W. Mays
J.W. Mays, Inc. owns, operates, and leases commercial real estate properties in United States. The company's properties are located in Brooklyn, Jamaica, Fishkill, Levittown, and Massapequa of New York; and Circleville of Ohio. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
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