ARL vs LPA vs LB Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, Logistic Properties of the Americas and LandBridge Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LB LandBridge Corp
$82.61 +2.6% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Logistic Properties of the Americas leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Logistic Properties of the Americas 5, LandBridge 4, American Realty Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLLPALBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $286.70M $82.40M $2.31B LB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.3x 4.8x 26.5x LPA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.7x 51.3x LPA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +32,091.6% +44.1% LPA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 0.1% 38.8% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% 9.1% LPA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 5.3x 3.2x LB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.4% -19.9% +37.4% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.5% 66.8% 60.8% ARL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 63/100 LPA

Percentile Scorecard

ARLLPALB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARLLPALB
Valuation 42 #23 of 39 95 #3 of 39 34 #26 of 39
Growth 55 #15 of 32 65 #12 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 39 #18 of 29 61 #12 of 29 86 #5 of 29
Financial Health 56 #17 of 37 36 #24 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Shareholder Returns – – 25 #10 of 13
Overall 48 64 63
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LPA ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARLLPALBSPY
1 month +8.4%-9.1%+2.6% +0.7%
3 months +19.4%-12.1%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months +26.4%-26.9%+20.2% +7.1%
Year to date +11.5%-4.4%+68.6% +12.8%
1 year +17.4%-19.9%+37.4% +11.9%
3 years +43.1%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.7%—— +22.8%
5 years +51.7%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.7%—— +10.9%
10 years +167.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLLPALBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.5%66.8%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%65.2%59.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.871.060.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.300.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-99.1%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-35.1%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $23.44$4.02$89.71 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$2.38$44.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARLLPALB
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 8.7x 4.8xmedian 8.7x 26.4xmedian 8.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.7x 0.0xmedian 4.7x 28.2xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 90.3xmedian 12.5x 6.7xmedian 12.5x 44.0xmedian 12.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 6.2x -94.0xmedian 6.2x 42.0xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 7.6xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 0.28 —median 0.28 —median 0.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARLLPALB
Revenue $51.05M $14.78B $225.45M
Gross profit – – $222.84M
Operating income -$9.34M – $138.30M
Net income $8.12M $77.06M $87.38M
Free cash flow -$34.41M -$878.16K $151.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $0.54 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $33.58M $39.80M
Total debt $218.03M $320.79M $535.72M
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 31.74M 76.99M
Enterprise value -$57.75M $55.28M $2.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARLLPALB
P/E 34.6x 4.8x 26.4x
P/FCF -8.4x -94.0x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow 89.0x -113.3x 40.9x
P/S 5.7x 0.0x 28.2x
P/B 0.4x 0.3x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.3x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 90.3x 6.7x 44.0x
EV/EBIT -45.3x 6.8x 49.5x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 0.0x 30.4x
EV/FCF -12.3x -451.0x 45.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 130.1x -543.7x 44.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLLPALB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 32,092% 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 44.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% – 85.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 294.3% 122.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 144.4% 120.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% -103.5% 77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -104.2% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLLPALB
Gross margin – – 98.8%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 0.4% 69.0%
Operating margin -18.3% – 61.3%
Pretax margin -8.7% 0.3% 43.6%
Net margin 16.4% 0.1% 38.8%
FCF margin -67.4% 0.0% 67.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 0.0% 69.0%
Return on equity 1.2% 8.7% 10.7%
Return on assets 0.9% 3.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% 9.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.4% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 20.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLLPALB
Debt / assets 20.0% 43.0% 38.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 5.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -6.3x -365.3x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 63.3% 39.6%
Equity / assets 74.6% 36.7% 60.4%
Interest coverage -1.0x 2.9x –
Current ratio – 1.8x 7.3x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 6.9x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 4.1x
Altman Z-score – 20.34 7.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLLPALB
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARLLPALB
Forward P/E – 21.7xFY2026 51.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.12FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -76.5%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% +46.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $51.73MFY2026 $261.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +26.5% +27.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLLPALB
Held by institutions 3.4% 1.9% 37.0%
Institutions holding 42 34 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -11.9% +4.2%
Institutions buying 18 21 108
Institutions selling 12 10 57
Buyers to sellers 1.50 2.10 1.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARLLPALB
ARL 1.00 0.08 0.09
LPA 0.08 1.00 0.03
LB 0.09 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, LPA and LB?

LandBridge (LB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $286.70M, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) $82.40M, LandBridge (LB) $2.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, LPA and LB?

Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 34.3x, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) 4.8x, LandBridge (LB) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) is cheapest (Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) 21.7x, LandBridge (LB) 51.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) +32,091.6%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) 0.1%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%). On return on invested capital, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) 9.1%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +17.4%, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) -19.9%, LandBridge (LB) +37.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Realty Investors (ARL) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.5%, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) 66.8%, LandBridge (LB) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARL, LPA and LB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Logistic Properties of the Americas (LPA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.