Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) Competitors

Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLP or GTY?

Getty Realty received 233 more outperform votes than Maui Land & Pineapple when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave Getty Realty an outperform vote while only 52.25% of users gave Maui Land & Pineapple an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maui Land & Pineapple	Outperform Votes 93 52.25%	Underperform Votes 85 47.75%
Getty Realty	Outperform Votes 326 58.01%	Underperform Votes 236 41.99%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MLP or GTY?

24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 65.0% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MLP or GTY more profitable?

Getty Realty has a net margin of 32.74% compared to Maui Land & Pineapple's net margin of -27.85%. Getty Realty's return on equity of 6.80% beat Maui Land & Pineapple's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maui Land & Pineapple	-27.85%	-9.18%	-7.40%
Getty Realty	32.74%	6.80%	3.54%

Do analysts recommend MLP or GTY?

Getty Realty has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.09%. Given Getty Realty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maui Land & Pineapple	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Getty Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, MLP or GTY?

Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Realty has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MLP or GTY?

In the previous week, Getty Realty had 2 more articles in the media than Maui Land & Pineapple. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Getty Realty and 0 mentions for Maui Land & Pineapple. Getty Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Maui Land & Pineapple's score of -0.40 indicating that Getty Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maui Land & Pineapple	Neutral
Getty Realty	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, MLP or GTY?

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maui Land & Pineapple	$11.10M	36.61	-$3.08M	-$0.15	-137.60
Getty Realty	$185.85M	8.02	$60.15M	$1.17	23.60

Summary

Getty Realty beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.