Head to Head Survey: Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP) vs. Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.0% of Maui Land & Pineapple shares are held by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mobile Infrastructure 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
Mobile Infrastructure	$32.00 million	2.62	-$25.12 million	N/A	N/A
Maui Land & Pineapple	$11.10 million	38.90	-$3.08 million	($0.15)	-146.20

Maui Land & Pineapple has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mobile Infrastructure.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobile Infrastructure	N/A	-2.18%	-1.04%
Maui Land & Pineapple	-27.85%	-9.18%	-7.40%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Mobile Infrastructure and Maui Land & Pineapple, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobile Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	N/A
Maui Land & Pineapple	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maui Land & Pineapple has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mobile Infrastructure beats Maui Land & Pineapple on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mobile Infrastructure

Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.

About Maui Land & Pineapple

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the planning, managing, developing, and selling residential, resort, commercial, agricultural, and industrial real estate properties in the United States. It operates through Land Development & Sales, Leasing, and Resort Amenities segments. The Real Estate segment is involved in the land planning and entitlement; and sale of real estate inventory. The Leasing segment leases commercial, agricultural, and industrial land and properties; and licenses its registered trademarks and trade names, as well as provides stewardship and conservation services. This segment also manages ditches, reservoirs, and well systems that provide potable and non-potable water to West and Upcountry Maui areas. The Resort Amenities segment manages the operations of the Kapalua Club, a private non-equity club program that provides its members special programs, access, and other privileges at certain amenities at the Kapalua Resort. It owns approximately 22,300 acres of land and 268,000 square feet of commercial property on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Lahaina, Hawaii.