LB vs NEN vs MAYS Stock Comparison

LandBridge, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership and Mays J W Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LB LandBridge Corp
$61.88 -27.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins
MAYS Mays J W Inc
$43.92 +9.5% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$21.09M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

LandBridge leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (LandBridge 6, Mays J W 2, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBNENMAYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $5.22M $88.53M LB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x -0.7x -63.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.1% +16.1% -6.1% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.8% -7.3% -6.6% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — -2.2% LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 11.1x — LB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.56% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -36.7% +14.9% MAYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.7%/yr +4.6%/yr MAYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.3% 26.6% 35.3% NEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 49/100 39/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

LBNENMAYS

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

AxisLBNENMAYS
Valuation 27 #28 of 38 65 #14 of 38 30 #27 of 38
Growth 91 #4 of 34 27 #25 of 34 3 #33 of 34
Profitability 90 #4 of 31 53 #15 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 68 #13 of 38 5 #36 of 38 78 #9 of 38
Shareholder Returns 29 #11 of 15 93 #2 of 15 –
Overall 61 49 39
  • LB ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers
  • NEN ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers
  • MAYS ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBNENMAYSSPY
1 month -27.7%-9.5%+9.5% -5.9%
3 months -23.4%-20.1%+13.2% -4.6%
6 months -3.3%-24.9%+3.3% +0.2%
Year to date +26.3%-30.2%+10.0% +7.5%
1 year +1.0%-36.7%+14.9% +8.2%
3 years —-32.8%-7.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-12.4%-2.6% +19.0%
5 years —-25.3%+25.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-5.7%+4.6% +9.4%
10 years —-28.6%-5.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-3.3%-0.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLBNENMAYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.3%26.6%35.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%37.8%49.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.040.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-1.380.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-47.3%-37.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-36.7%-20.1% -5.9%
52-week high $89.71$71.06$55.00 $779.14
52-week low $44.20$44.30$37.55 $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.

MultipleLBNENMAYS
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 7.4x -0.7xmedian 7.4x -63.3xmedian 7.4x
P/S now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 4.9x 0.1xmedian 4.9x 4.2xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 11.2x 11.2xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 5.6x -0.8xmedian 5.6x -18.1xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 0.5x -0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 —median 0.54 0.40median 0.54

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 monthsLBNENMAYS
Revenue $225.45M $95.83M $21.09M
Gross profit $222.84M – –
Operating income $138.30M $13.59M -$1.88M
Net income $87.38M -$6.98M -$2.13M
Free cash flow $151.28M -$6.31M -$4.89M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 – $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $24.75M $3.11M
Total debt $535.72M $526.24M $9.49M
Shares (diluted) 76.99M – 2.02M
Enterprise value $1.71B -$85.13M $77.58M

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
MetricLBNENMAYS
P/E 19.8x -0.7x -63.3x
P/FCF 31.5x -0.8x -18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 30.6x 0.3x 54.9x
P/S 21.1x 0.1x 4.2x
P/B 5.7x -0.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -0.1x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 33.8x 11.2x –
EV/EBIT 38.0x 37.3x -50.6x
EV/Revenue 23.3x 5.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF 34.7x -80.3x -19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.8x 29.4x 58.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBNENMAYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.1% 16.1% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.0% -48.5% -1,116%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.4% -118.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.2% -143.4% -1,460%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -43.9% -194.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.4% – -927.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -156.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 77.5% -55.2% -36.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 93.6% -3,912%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -61.2% -83.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBNENMAYS
Gross margin 98.8% – –
EBITDA margin 69.0% 47.1% –
Operating margin 61.3% 14.2% -8.9%
Pretax margin 43.6% -8.6% -9.4%
Net margin 38.8% -7.3% -6.6%
FCF margin 67.1% -6.6% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 69.0% 18.0% 7.6%
Return on equity 10.7% – -2.7%
Return on assets 6.4% -1.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – -2.2%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.5x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBNENMAYS
Debt / assets 38.9% 106.5% 10.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x -6.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 11.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x -83.4x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.6% 116.8% 45.5%
Equity / assets 60.4% -16.8% 54.5%
Interest coverage – 0.6x –
Current ratio 7.3x – –
Quick ratio 6.9x – –
Cash ratio 4.1x – –
Altman Z-score 5.82 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBNENMAYS
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield – 33.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 37.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -79.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -88.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -66.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -16.0% –

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.

ConsensusLBNENMAYS
Forward P/E 38.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $261.70MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +31.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +27.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBNENMAYS
Held by institutions 37.0% – 3.6%
Institutions holding 192 – 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% – -7.1%
Institutions buying 107 – 2
Institutions selling 58 – 1
Buyers to sellers 1.84 – 2.00

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.

LBNENMAYS
LB 1.00 -0.01 0.07
NEN -0.01 1.00 -0.02
MAYS 0.07 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LB, NEN and MAYS?

LandBridge (LB) is the largest by market capitalisation: LandBridge (LB) $1.84B, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) $5.22M, Mays J W (MAYS) $88.53M.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) +16.1%, Mays J W (MAYS) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -7.3%, Mays J W (MAYS) -6.6%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, Mays J W (MAYS) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mays J W (MAYS) returned the most: LandBridge (LB) +1.0%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -36.7%, Mays J W (MAYS) +14.9%. Over five years, Mays J W (MAYS) compounded fastest (New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -5.7%/yr, Mays J W (MAYS) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LandBridge (LB) 0.00%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 3.56%. LandBridge (LB) and Mays J W (MAYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) has been the steadiest (LandBridge (LB) 63.3%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 26.6%, Mays J W (MAYS) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LB, NEN and MAYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LandBridge (LB) leads on 6. 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.