Contrasting J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) and Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF)

Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) and J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hammerson and J. W. Mays, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hammerson	0	2	1	0	2.33
J. W. Mays	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are held by institutional investors. 40.8% of J. W. Mays 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.

Volatility & Risk

Hammerson has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J. W. Mays has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hammerson and J. W. Mays”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson	$154.76 million	N/A	-$672.56 million	N/A	N/A
J. W. Mays	$22.47 million	3.52	-$140,000.00	($0.08)	-490.00

J. W. Mays has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hammerson.

Profitability

This table compares Hammerson and J. W. Mays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hammerson	N/A	N/A	N/A
J. W. Mays	-0.61%	-0.26%	-0.15%

Summary

Hammerson beats J. W. Mays on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hammerson

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.

About J. W. Mays

J.W. Mays, Inc. owns, operates, and leases commercial real estate properties in United States. The company's properties are located in Brooklyn, Jamaica, Fishkill, Levittown, and Massapequa of New York; and Circleville of Ohio. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.