Compass (NYSE:COMP) vs. Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) Critical Comparison

Compass (NYSE:COMP) and Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Compass and Maui Land & Pineapple’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass	0.63%	3.62%	1.37%
Maui Land & Pineapple	-28.65%	-14.25%	-9.67%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.0% of Compass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Compass shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Compass has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass	0	5	11	1	2.76
Maui Land & Pineapple	1	0	0	0	1.00

Compass currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.39%. Given Compass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Compass is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Compass and Maui Land & Pineapple”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compass	$6.96 billion	1.06	-$58.50 million	$0.06	162.58
Maui Land & Pineapple	$19.46 million	14.63	-$10.58 million	($0.23)	-62.32

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

Summary

Compass beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compass

Compass, Inc. provides real estate brokerage services in the United States. It operates a cloud-based platform that provides an integrated suite of software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service, operations, and other functionality in the real estate industry. The company offers mobile apps that allow agents to manage their business anytime and anywhere, as well as designs consumer-grade user interfaces, automated and simplified workflows for agent-client interactions, and insight-rich dashboards and reports. It also provides full-service title and escrow/settlement services to real estate agents' clients, real estate companies, and financial institutions relating to the closing of home purchases as well as the refinancing of home loans; and Compass Concierge, a program in which home sellers access to capital to front the cost of home improvement services. The company was formerly known as Urban Compass, Inc. and changed its name to Compass, Inc. in January 2021.Compass, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.