MAYS vs OPEN vs LB Stock Comparison

Mays J W, Opendoor Technologies and LandBridge Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAYS Mays J W Inc
$45.00 +13.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$21.43M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.18 -2.7% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMAYSOPENLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.71M $1.79B $2.24B LB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -78.8x -1.2x 25.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 49.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% -37.2% +44.1% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% -46.7% 38.8% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% -20.2% 9.1% LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.2x 3.2x OPEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% -76.6% +32.8% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr -39.9%/yr — MAYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 79.3% 60.7% MAYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 11/100 65/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

MAYSOPENLB

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

AxisMAYSOPENLB
Valuation 32 #27 of 39 0 #39 of 39 34 #26 of 39
Growth 19 #26 of 32 16 #27 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 46 #16 of 29 18 #24 of 29 89 #4 of 29
Financial Health 60 #16 of 38 22 #30 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 0 #14 of 14 31 #10 of 14
Overall 39 11 65
  • MAYS ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • OPEN 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

PeriodMAYSOPENLBSPY
1 month +13.8%-25.7%-2.7% -0.2%
3 months +15.2%-51.5%+5.3% +3.9%
6 months +11.2%-65.1%+16.6% +8.2%
Year to date +12.7%-67.2%+61.6% +12.9%
1 year +17.7%-76.6%+32.8% +12.3%
3 years -5.5%-8.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.9%-2.8%— +23.3%
5 years +26.8%-92.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.9%-39.9%— +10.9%
10 years -2.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAYSOPENLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%79.3%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%80.8%59.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.483.020.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.970.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.7%-97.9%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-79.6%-11.7% -1.2%
52-week high $55.00$9.37$89.71 $779.14
52-week low $37.55$1.91$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.

MultipleMAYSOPENLB
P/E now vs peer median -78.8xmedian 7.9x -1.2xmedian 7.9x 25.3xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.7x 0.6xmedian 4.7x 27.0xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 106.6xmedian 11.2x -6.0xmedian 11.2x 42.3xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -30.2xmedian 6.2x -3.9xmedian 6.2x 40.3xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.6x 2.0xmedian 0.6x 7.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.32 -0.13median 0.32 —median 0.32

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 monthsMAYSOPENLB
Revenue $21.43M $3.25B $225.45M
Gross profit – $281.00M $222.84M
Operating income -$1.66M -$521.00M $138.30M
Net income $21.32M -$1.52B $87.38M
Free cash flow -$3.01M -$474.00M $151.28M
R&D – $88.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $-1.57 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $3.14M $896.00M $39.80M
Total debt $6.13M $1.96B $535.72M
Shares (diluted) 2.02M 965.78M 76.99M
Enterprise value $81.11M -$2.03B $2.11B

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
MetricMAYSOPENLB
P/E -78.8x -1.2x 25.3x
P/FCF -30.2x -3.9x 40.3x
P/Operating cash flow 50.2x -4.0x 39.2x
P/S 4.2x 0.6x 27.0x
P/B 1.8x 2.0x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 106.6x -6.0x 42.3x
EV/EBIT -56.5x -5.6x 47.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 0.9x 29.2x
EV/FCF -31.1x -6.1x 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.9x -6.3x 42.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 -0.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAYSOPENLB
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% -37.2% 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -34.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -32.6% 44.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 115.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,551% -126.5% 85.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.6% 25.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28,402% -398.7% 122.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1,700% -2.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,429% -276.7% 120.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -580.3% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.4% -187.3% 77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -28.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,306% -192.8% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.7% -28.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAYSOPENLB
Gross margin – 8.6% 98.8%
EBITDA margin 4.1% -14.8% 69.0%
Operating margin -7.7% -16.0% 61.3%
Pretax margin -7.6% -46.7% 43.6%
Net margin -5.4% -46.7% 38.8%
FCF margin -14.0% -14.6% 67.1%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% -14.1% 69.0%
Return on equity -2.2% -162.9% 10.7%
Return on assets -1.3% -57.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -2.1% -20.2% 9.1%
Return on capital employed – -30.9% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.4% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAYSOPENLB
Debt / assets 6.8% 66.1% 38.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.2x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -4.1x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.7% 69.1% 39.6%
Equity / assets 57.3% 30.9% 60.4%
Interest coverage -8.0x -4.6x –
Current ratio – 2.9x 7.3x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 6.9x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 4.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.71 7.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAYSOPENLB
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -13.2% –
Shareholder yield – -13.2% 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.

ConsensusMAYSOPENLB
Forward P/E – – 49.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.61FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +46.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.69BFY2026 $261.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -15.5%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +102.2% +27.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAYSOPENLB
Held by institutions 3.6% 57.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 10 393 192
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +18.5% +4.2%
Institutions buying 2 227 108
Institutions selling 1 83 57
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.73 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.

MAYSOPENLB
MAYS 1.00 0.11 0.06
OPEN 0.11 1.00 0.17
LB 0.06 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAYS, OPEN and LB?

LandBridge (LB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mays J W (MAYS) $90.71M, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) $1.79B, LandBridge (LB) $2.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mays J W (MAYS) -3.9%, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) -37.2%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (Mays J W (MAYS) -5.4%, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) -46.7%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (Mays J W (MAYS) -2.1%, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) -20.2%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: Mays J W (MAYS) +17.7%, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) -76.6%, LandBridge (LB) +32.8%. Over five years, Mays J W (MAYS) compounded fastest (Mays J W (MAYS) +4.9%/yr, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) -39.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mays J W (MAYS) has been the steadiest (Mays J W (MAYS) 34.5%, Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) 79.3%, LandBridge (LB) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAYS, OPEN 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, 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.