reAlpha Tech (NASDAQ:AIRE – Get Free Report) and Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for reAlpha Tech and Maui Land & Pineapple, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| reAlpha Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
reAlpha Tech presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 12,740.27%. Given reAlpha Tech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe reAlpha Tech is more favorable than Maui Land & Pineapple.
Volatility & Risk
reAlpha Tech has a beta of -2.29, indicating that its share price is 329% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares reAlpha Tech and Maui Land & Pineapple”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| reAlpha Tech | $4.29 million | 0.55 | -$17.59 million | ($3.32) | -0.12 |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | $19.46 million | 15.45 | -$10.58 million | ($0.23) | -65.80 |
Maui Land & Pineapple has higher revenue and earnings than reAlpha Tech. Maui Land & Pineapple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than reAlpha Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.0% of reAlpha Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of reAlpha Tech 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares reAlpha Tech and Maui Land & Pineapple’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| reAlpha Tech | -419.95% | -198.91% | -97.12% |
| Maui Land & Pineapple | -28.65% | -14.25% | -9.67% |
Summary
Maui Land & Pineapple beats reAlpha Tech on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About reAlpha Tech
reAlpha Tech Corp., a real estate technology company, commercializes artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies. The company operates in two segments, Platform Services and Rental Business. The company offers and develops AI-based products and services to customers in the real-estate industry. These include reAlpha BRAIN, which utilizes a natural language processing program to scan through property data and choose the ones with a higher than expected industry standard return on investment; reAlpha HUMINT, which allows analysts to input qualitative features about a property and factor it into property evaluation; GENA to generate home descriptions; AIRE, a web-based AI application that provides data and insights about the real estate market; and reAlpha App, which allows syndicate members to acquire equity interests in the syndication LLC. It also leases short-term rental properties; and provides technical support services. The company was formerly known as eAlpha Asset Management, Inc. and changed its name to reAlpha Tech Corp. in March 2023. reAlpha Tech Corp. was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.
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.
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