Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP – Get Free Report) and KE (NYSE:BEKE – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Maui Land & Pineapple and KE, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| KE | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 |
KE has a consensus target price of $23.64, indicating a potential upside of 33.98%. Given KE’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KE is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.
Profitability
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and KE’s 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% |
| KE | 5.38% | 7.62% | 4.38% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and KE”s gross 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 | 15.22 | -$10.58 million | ($0.23) | -64.83 |
| KE | $13.52 billion | 1.49 | $428.13 million | $0.61 | 28.93 |
KE has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of KE shares are held by institutional investors. 68.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of KE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KE has a beta of -0.27, indicating that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
KE beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Maui Land & Pineapple
Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. is a landholding and operating company focused on West Maui, Hawaii. Its activities include land planning and development, real estate leasing, and management of land and related resources. The company owns approximately 22,000 acres on Maui, including land in and around the Kapalua resort community. Through its operations, it is involved in residential and commercial property, resort-area planning, and water services. Maui Land & Pineapple has historical roots in the island’s agricultural economy, including pineapple production.
About KE
KE Holdings Inc. operates Beike, a real estate services platform in China that connects consumers with agents and other housing service providers. Its services include existing-home and new-home sales, residential rentals, and related services such as property management and home renovation. The company’s business traces its roots to Lianjia, a real estate brokerage founded in Beijing in 2001 by Zuo Hui. KE Holdings was established in 2018, and its Beike platform brings together Lianjia and other participating agencies.
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