J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS – Get Free Report) and TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
J. W. Mays has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG RE Finance Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for J. W. Mays and TPG RE Finance Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| J. W. Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| TPG RE Finance Trust | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares J. W. Mays and TPG RE Finance Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| J. W. Mays | $22.47 million | 3.65 | -$140,000.00 | ($0.43) | -94.36 |
| TPG RE Finance Trust | $332.58 million | 1.97 | $60.32 million | $0.56 | 15.08 |
TPG RE Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than J. W. Mays. J. W. Mays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TPG RE Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares J. W. Mays and TPG RE Finance Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| J. W. Mays | -3.90% | -1.62% | -0.96% |
| TPG RE Finance Trust | 18.14% | 6.84% | 1.79% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 40.8% of J. W. Mays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by company 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.
Summary
TPG RE Finance Trust beats J. W. Mays on 12 of the 14 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 TPG RE Finance Trust
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, originates, acquires, and manages commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt instruments in the United States. It invests in commercial mortgage loans; subordinate mortgage interests, mezzanine loans, secured real estate securities, note financing, preferred equity, and miscellaneous debt instruments; and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities secured by properties primarily in the multifamily, life science, mixed-use, hospitality, self storage, industrial, and retail real estate sectors. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.
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