MLP vs FOR vs FPH Stock Comparison

Maui Land & Pineapple, Forestar and Five Point Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOR Forestar Group Inc.
$26.25 -0.9% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
6 wins
FPH Five Point Holdings, LLC
$4.08 -14.3% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$311.23M
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$118.00M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Forestar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Forestar 6, Five Point Holdings 4, Maui Land & Pineapple 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLPFORFPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $286.56M $1.32B $311.23M FOR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.9x 7.8x 10.6x FOR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.6x 3.7x FPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.1% +11.8% -39.1% FOR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -28.6% 9.9% 24.9% FPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.1% -4.0% FOR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -0.7x FPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +0.7% -31.7% FOR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +5.8%/yr -11.6%/yr MLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 33.6% 29.2% FPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 60/100 53/100 FOR

Percentile Scorecard

MLPFORFPH

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

AxisMLPFORFPH
Valuation 8 #36 of 39 92 #4 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Growth 48 #17 of 32 55 #15 of 32 29 #23 of 32
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 71 #9 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Financial Health 49 #20 of 38 57 #17 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 23 #11 of 14 –
Overall 32 60 53
  • MLP ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • FOR ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • FPH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMLPFORFPHSPY
1 month -12.1%-0.9%-14.3% -0.2%
3 months -19.5%-10.6%-25.5% +3.9%
6 months -9.6%-6.6%-18.9% +8.2%
Year to date -16.2%+6.6%-27.0% +12.9%
1 year -10.5%+0.7%-31.7% +12.3%
3 years -4.3%+12.2%+89.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+3.9%+23.8% +23.3%
5 years +33.9%+32.7%-46.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.0%+5.8%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years +116.0%+138.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+9.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLPFORFPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%33.6%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%31.9%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.820.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.300.02-1.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-54.7%-74.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-17.9%-35.2% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$31.98$6.30 $779.14
52-week low $13.96$23.09$4.08 $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.

MultipleMLPFORFPH
P/E now vs peer median -61.0xmedian 7.9x 7.9xmedian 7.9x 10.6xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 4.7x 0.8xmedian 4.7x 5.1xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.2x 8.0xmedian 11.2x -5.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.4xmedian 6.2x 4.7xmedian 6.2x 100.5xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.32 1.68median 0.32 0.32median 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 monthsMLPFORFPH
Revenue $16.15M $1.72B $118.00M
Gross profit $9.37M $368.90M -$10.11M
Operating income -$5.87M $213.60M -$131.54M
Net income -$5.87M $170.50M $79.23M
Free cash flow -$8.19M $282.90M $6.01M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $3.32 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $3.28M $394.90M $358.72M
Total debt $8.50M $793.80M $444.40M
Shares (diluted) 20.40M 51.30M 76.10M
Enterprise value $269.09M -$23.46M -$1.15B

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
MetricMLPFORFPH
P/E -61.0x 7.9x 10.6x
P/FCF -34.4x 4.7x 100.5x
P/Operating cash flow 792.3x 4.7x 95.2x
P/S 17.5x 0.8x 5.1x
P/B 9.1x 0.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 0.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x -5.6x
EV/EBIT -48.9x 8.1x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 1.0x 5.8x
EV/FCF -35.1x 6.1x 114.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 806.9x 6.1x 108.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 1.68 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLPFORFPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.1% 11.8% -39.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 10.8% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% 6.7% 90.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 9.9% 53.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 5.7% 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 5.4% 15.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.5% 4.9% -67.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 5.5% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.6% 4.1% -6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 4.7% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 78.9% 184.8% -97.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 3.6% -50.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.9% 183.9% -97.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 3.7% -51.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLPFORFPH
Gross margin 58.0% 21.4% -8.6%
EBITDA margin – 12.6% -103.9%
Operating margin -36.3% 12.4% -111.5%
Pretax margin -36.3% 13.1% 79.1%
Net margin -28.6% 9.9% 24.9%
FCF margin -50.7% 16.4% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 16.5% 5.4%
Return on equity -18.6% 9.3% 3.4%
Return on assets -12.0% 5.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.1% -4.0%
Return on capital employed -13.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLPFORFPH
Debt / assets 17.1% 24.6% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -0.7x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 2.8x 73.9x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 42.3% 27.7%
Equity / assets 62.6% 57.7% 72.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.8x – –
Cash ratio 0.5x – –
Altman Z-score 6.95 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLPFORFPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusMLPFORFPH
Forward P/E – 8.6xFY2026 3.7xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.06FY2026 $1.09FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – -7.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -12.4% -136.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.77BFY2026 $559.28MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.0% -90.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLPFORFPH
Held by institutions 23.5% 36.6% 25.2%
Institutions holding 66 185 88
Change in shares held, QoQ +28.9% +0.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 23 97 37
Institutions selling 26 49 28
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.98 1.32

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.

MLPFORFPH
MLP 1.00 0.23 0.27
FOR 0.23 1.00 0.44
FPH 0.27 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLP, FOR and FPH?

Forestar (FOR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) $286.56M, Forestar (FOR) $1.32B, Five Point Holdings (FPH) $311.23M.

Which stock is cheaper, MLP, FOR and FPH?

Forestar (FOR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -61.9x, Forestar (FOR) 7.8x, Five Point Holdings (FPH) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Five Point Holdings (FPH) is cheapest (Forestar (FOR) 8.6x, Five Point Holdings (FPH) 3.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forestar (FOR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -4.1%, Forestar (FOR) +11.8%, Five Point Holdings (FPH) -39.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Five Point Holdings (FPH) has the highest net margin (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -28.6%, Forestar (FOR) 9.9%, Five Point Holdings (FPH) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Forestar (FOR) leads (Forestar (FOR) 6.1%, Five Point Holdings (FPH) -4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forestar (FOR) returned the most: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -10.5%, Forestar (FOR) +0.7%, Five Point Holdings (FPH) -31.7%. Over five years, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) compounded fastest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) +6.0%/yr, Forestar (FOR) +5.8%/yr, Five Point Holdings (FPH) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Five Point Holdings (FPH) has been the steadiest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 35.4%, Forestar (FOR) 33.6%, Five Point Holdings (FPH) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLP, FOR and FPH?

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