NEN vs LB vs ARL Stock Comparison

New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership, LandBridge and American Realty Investors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.18 -2.7% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.09B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
0.58%
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LandBridge leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (LandBridge 8, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership 2, American Realty Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNENLBARLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.34M $6.09B $269.42M LB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 25.3x 32.3x LB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 49.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% +44.1% +6.8% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% 38.8% 16.4% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% -0.9% LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.1x 3.2x 28.6x LB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.48% 0.58% 0.00% NEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% +32.8% +2.8% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr — +7.2%/yr ARL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 60.7% 60.3% NEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 65/100 46/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

NENLBARL

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

AxisNENLBARL
Valuation 61 #16 of 39 34 #26 of 39 40 #24 of 39
Growth 26 #24 of 32 97 #2 of 32 52 #16 of 32
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 89 #4 of 29 39 #18 of 29
Financial Health 8 #35 of 38 73 #11 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 31 #10 of 14 –
Overall 49 65 46
  • NEN ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNENLBARLSPY
1 month -9.8%-2.7%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months -19.3%+5.3%+11.3% +3.9%
6 months -22.0%+16.6%+15.3% +8.2%
Year to date -28.7%+61.6%+3.9% +12.9%
1 year -34.8%+32.8%+2.8% +12.3%
3 years -29.2%—+38.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.9%—+11.6% +23.3%
5 years -24.0%—+41.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%—+7.2% +10.9%
10 years -23.6%—+147.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.7%—+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNENLBARLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%60.7%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%59.2%53.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.640.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.310.540.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-48.3%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-11.7%-28.8% -1.2%
52-week high $71.06$89.71$23.44 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$44.20$13.03 $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.

MultipleNENLBARL
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 7.9x 25.3xmedian 7.9x 32.3xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 4.7x 27.0xmedian 4.7x 5.3xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.2x 42.3xmedian 11.2x 86.1xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 6.2x 40.3xmedian 6.2x -7.8xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 0.6x 7.3xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 —median 0.32 -0.45median 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 monthsNENLBARL
Revenue $95.83M $225.45M $51.05M
Gross profit – $222.84M –
Operating income $13.59M $138.30M -$9.34M
Net income -$6.98M $87.38M $8.12M
Free cash flow -$6.31M $151.28M -$34.41M
EPS (diluted) – $1.13 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $24.75M $39.80M $10.85M
Total debt $2.09B $535.72M $218.03M
Shares (diluted) – 76.99M 16.15M
Enterprise value -$85.02M $6.44B $119.98M

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
MetricNENLBARL
P/E -0.8x 25.3x 32.3x
P/FCF -0.8x 40.3x -7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 0.3x 39.2x 82.9x
P/S 0.1x 27.0x 5.3x
P/B -0.1x 7.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 8.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 42.3x 86.1x
EV/EBIT 37.3x 47.6x -43.2x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 29.2x 7.9x
EV/FCF -80.4x 43.5x -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.4x 42.3x 124.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNENLBARL
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% 44.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -48.5% 85.0% -64.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -143.4% 122.2% 168.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.9% – -71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 120.4% 170.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -71.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.2% 77.5% 125.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 27.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.6% 76.3% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.2% – 17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNENLBARL
Gross margin – 98.8% –
EBITDA margin 47.1% 69.0% 9.2%
Operating margin 14.2% 61.3% -18.3%
Pretax margin -8.6% 43.6% -8.7%
Net margin -7.3% 38.8% 16.4%
FCF margin -6.6% 67.1% -67.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 69.0% 6.4%
Return on equity – 10.7% 1.2%
Return on assets -1.7% 6.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% -0.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 1.8x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNENLBARL
Debt / assets 106.5% 38.9% 20.0%
Debt / equity -6.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.1x 3.2x 28.6x
Debt / FCF -83.4x 3.5x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 116.8% 39.6% 25.4%
Equity / assets -16.8% 60.4% 74.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x – -1.0x
Current ratio – 7.3x –
Quick ratio – 6.9x –
Cash ratio – 4.1x –
Altman Z-score – 7.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNENLBARL
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 33.2% – –
Shareholder yield 36.7% 0.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNENLBARL
Forward P/E – 49.2xFY2026 –
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
HoldersNENLBARL
Held by institutions – 100.0% 3.4%
Institutions holding – 192 42
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.2% +15.7%
Institutions buying – 108 18
Institutions selling – 57 12
Buyers to sellers – 1.89 1.50

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.

NENLBARL
NEN 1.00 0.00 -0.06
LB 0.00 1.00 0.09
ARL -0.06 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEN, LB and ARL?

LandBridge (LB) is the largest by market capitalisation: New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) $5.34M, LandBridge (LB) $6.09B, American Realty Investors (ARL) $269.42M.

Which stock is cheaper, NEN, LB and ARL?

LandBridge (LB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -0.8x, LandBridge (LB) 25.3x, American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) +16.1%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -7.3%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -34.8%, LandBridge (LB) +32.8%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +2.8%. Over five years, American Realty Investors (ARL) compounded fastest (New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -5.4%/yr, American Realty Investors (ARL) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) has the highest dividend yield: New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 3.48%, LandBridge (LB) 0.58%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 0.00%. American Realty Investors (ARL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) has been the steadiest (New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 26.5%, LandBridge (LB) 60.7%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.