Five Point (NYSE:FPH) versus Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) Head to Head Review

Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) and Five Point (NYSE:FPH) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Risk and 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, Five Point has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and Five Point’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%
Five Point	24.87%	1.26%	0.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Maui Land & Pineapple and Five Point, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maui Land & Pineapple	1	0	0	0	1.00
Five Point	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and Five Point”s top-line 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	15.72	-$10.58 million	($0.23)	-66.98
Five Point	$110.02 million	5.86	$70.97 million	$0.39	11.17

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Five Point shares are held by institutional investors. 68.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Five Point shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Five Point beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maui Land & Pineapple

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. is a Hawaii-based landholding and real estate development company focused primarily on the island of Maui. Its activities include the planning, development, and sale of residential and commercial properties, as well as property management and leasing. The company also operates water systems that serve portions of its West Maui properties and surrounding communities. Its land portfolio includes properties in areas such as Kapalua, Mahana Estates, and Launiupoko, supporting a range of residential, agricultural, conservation, and recreational uses.

About Five Point

Five Point Holdings, LLC is a California-based real estate development company focused on creating large, master-planned communities. The company typically acquires and entitles land, develops infrastructure and public amenities, and sells residential and commercial land to homebuilders and other developers rather than constructing most homes itself. Its major developments have included Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine, California, and Valencia, a master-planned community in the Santa Clarita Valley associated with the Newhall Ranch project.