Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to MLP or RDFN?

In the previous week, Redfin had 17 more articles in the media than Maui Land & Pineapple. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Redfin and 1 mentions for Maui Land & Pineapple. Redfin's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Maui Land & Pineapple's score of -0.13 indicating that Redfin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maui Land & Pineapple	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Redfin	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MLP or RDFN?

24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Redfin shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.7% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Redfin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MLP or RDFN more profitable?

Redfin has a net margin of -14.88% compared to Maui Land & Pineapple's net margin of -40.09%. Redfin's return on equity of 0.00% beat Maui Land & Pineapple's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maui Land & Pineapple	-40.09%	-14.23%	-11.37%
Redfin	-14.88%	N/A	-13.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, MLP or RDFN?

Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redfin has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MLP or RDFN?

Redfin has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.45%. Given Redfin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Redfin 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)	0.00
Redfin	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better earnings and valuation, MLP or RDFN?

Maui Land & Pineapple has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Redfin. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redfin, 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	$11.57M	25.67	-$3.08M	-$0.38	-39.57
Redfin	$1.04B	1.03	-$130.03M	-$1.37	-6.16

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLP or RDFN?

Redfin received 392 more outperform votes than Maui Land & Pineapple when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.88% of users gave Redfin an outperform vote while only 51.96% of users gave Maui Land & Pineapple an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maui Land & Pineapple	Outperform Votes 93 51.96%	Underperform Votes 86 48.04%
Redfin	Outperform Votes 485 57.88%	Underperform Votes 353 42.12%

Summary

Redfin beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.