Head-To-Head Survey: Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) & Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legacy Housing	26.66%	9.47%	8.80%
Maui Land & Pineapple	-81.82%	-45.87%	-29.17%

Risk and Volatility

Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.4% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.9% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Legacy Housing and Maui Land & Pineapple”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legacy Housing	$184.19 million	2.54	$61.64 million	$1.95	10.06
Maui Land & Pineapple	$16.84 million	17.13	-$7.39 million	($0.71)	-20.58

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Legacy Housing and Maui Land & Pineapple, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legacy Housing	0	3	0	0	2.00
Maui Land & Pineapple	1	0	0	0	1.00

Legacy Housing currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.03%. Given Legacy Housing’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.

Summary

Legacy Housing beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Legacy Housing

Legacy Housing Corporation engages in the building, sale, and financing of manufactured homes and tiny houses primarily in the southern United States. It manufactures and provides for the transport of mobile homes, including 1 to 5 bedrooms with 1 to 3 1/2 bathrooms; and provides wholesale financing to dealers and mobile home parks, as well as retail financing to consumers. The company also offers inventory financing for its independent retailers; consumer financing for its products; and financing to manufactured housing community owners that buy or lease its products for use in their rental housing communities. In addition, it involved in financing and developing new manufactured home communities. The company markets its homes under the Legacy brand through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores; and directly to manufactured home communities. Legacy Housing Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, Texas.

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.