Financial Comparison: Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF) and J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS)

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) and Great Eagle (OTCMKTS:GEAHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

J. W. Mays has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Eagle has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares J. W. Mays and Great Eagle”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
J. W. Mays	$22.47 million	4.18	-$140,000.00	($0.26)	-178.90
Great Eagle	$1.39 billion	N/A	-$222.33 million	N/A	N/A

J. W. Mays has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Eagle.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for J. W. Mays and Great Eagle, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J. W. Mays	1	0	0	0	1.00
Great Eagle	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are held by institutional investors. 40.8% of J. W. Mays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares J. W. Mays and Great Eagle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. W. Mays	-2.24%	-0.94%	-0.56%
Great Eagle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

J. W. Mays beats Great Eagle on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Great Eagle

Great Eagle Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, and manages residential, office, retail, and hotel properties in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Hotel Operation, Property Investment, Property Development, Other Operations, Champion REIT, Langham, and US Real Estate Fund segments. The company engages in leasing furnished apartments and properties; and flexible workspace, asset management, hotel accommodation, food and banquet, and restaurant operations. It also owns and operates hotels under The Langham, Cordis, and Eaton brand names. In addition, the company offers secretarial, staff, maintenance and repair, consultancy, and advisory services, as well as property maintenance and leasing services. Further, it sales building materials; invests in securities; manages real estate investment trust, computer system solutions, project management and advisory, treasury management, investment, and investment fund management services, as well as real estate agency services; procurement and financing, warehousing, general trading, hospitality, and hotel management services; and issues medium term notes. Great Eagle Holdings Limited was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.