Head to Head Analysis: J. W. Mays (MAYS) and The Competition

J. W. Mays (NASDAQ:MAYS) is one of 329 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare J. W. Mays to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 40.8% of J. W. Mays shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

J. W. Mays has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J. W. Mays’ rivals have a beta of -0.21, meaning that their average share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares J. W. Mays and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
J. W. Mays	$21.09 million	-$1.40 million	-66.61
J. W. Mays Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$400.32 million	10.22

J. W. Mays’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than J. W. Mays. J. W. Mays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. W. Mays	-6.64%	-2.70%	-1.55%
J. W. Mays Competitors	-263.80%	-682.73%	-1.07%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for J. W. Mays and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J. W. Mays	1	0	0	0	1.00
J. W. Mays Competitors	1575	4683	7435	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 25.75%. Given J. W. Mays’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe J. W. Mays has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

J. W. Mays rivals beat J. W. Mays on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

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.