Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP – Get Free Report) and Altisource Portfolio Solutions (NASDAQ:ASPS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Altisource Portfolio Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and Altisource Portfolio Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | $19.46 million | 15.96 | -$10.58 million | ($0.23) | -68.00 |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | $170.98 million | 0.40 | $1.62 million | ($0.99) | -6.10 |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Maui Land & Pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altisource Portfolio Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altisource Portfolio Solutions has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Maui Land & Pineapple and Altisource Portfolio Solutions’ 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% |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | -5.93% | -1.69% | 1.31% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Maui Land & Pineapple and Altisource Portfolio Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Altisource Portfolio Solutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Given Altisource Portfolio Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altisource Portfolio Solutions is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.
Summary
Altisource Portfolio Solutions beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Maui Land & Pineapple
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. is a landholding and operating company, which engages in the development, sale, and management of real estate. It operates through the following segments: Real Estate, Leasing, and Resort Amenities. The Real Estate segment includes land planning and entitlement, development, and sales activities. The Leasing segment consists of residential, resort, commercial, agricultural and industrial land and property leases, licensing of registered trademarks and trade names, and stewardship and conservation efforts. The Resort Amenities segment manages a full-service spa, a beach club, and a private club membership program. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Maui, HI.
About Altisource Portfolio Solutions
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. operates as an integrated service provider and marketplace for the real estate and mortgage industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through Servicer and Real Estate, and Origination segments. The Servicer and Real Estate segment offers property preservation, inspection, title insurance and settlement, real estate valuation, foreclosure trustee, and residential and commercial construction inspection and risk mitigation services. This segment provides Hubzu, an online real estate auction platform, as well as real estate auction, real estate brokerage, and asset management services; Equator, a software-as-a-service technology to manage real estate owned, short sales, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and eviction processes; a vendor invoicing and payment system; RentRange, a single and multi-family rental data, analytics, and rent-based valuation solution; REALSynergy, a commercial loan servicing platform; and NestRange, an automated residential valuation model and analytics solution. The Origination segment offers loan fulfillment, certification and certification insurance services, management services. In addition, it provides Lendors One Loan Automation, a marketplace to order services and a tool to automate components of the loan manufacturing process; TrelixAI, a technology to manage the workflow and automate components of the loan fulfillment, pre and post close quality, and service transfer processes; and ADMS, a document management and data analytics delivery platform. The company serves financial institutions, government-sponsored enterprises, banks, asset managers, servicers, investors, property management firms, real estate brokerages, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, originators, and correspondent and private money lenders. Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
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