American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) and Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for American Strategic Investment and Stratus Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Strategic Investment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Stratus Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Strategic Investment | -40.92% | -97.07% | -13.64% |
| Stratus Properties | -25.38% | -2.57% | -1.46% |
Risk & Volatility
American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares American Strategic Investment and Stratus Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Strategic Investment | $61.57 million | 0.47 | -$140.59 million | ($8.78) | -1.24 |
| Stratus Properties | $54.18 million | 4.40 | $1.96 million | ($1.01) | -29.57 |
Stratus Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Strategic Investment. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Strategic Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Stratus Properties beats American Strategic Investment on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
About Stratus Properties
Stratus Properties Inc., a real estate company, engages in the entitlement, development, management, leasing, and sale of multi and single family residential and commercial real estate properties in the Austin, Texas area and other select markets in Texas. The company operates in two segments, Real Estate Operations and Leasing Operations. Its leasing operations cover lease of space at retail and mixed-use and multi-family properties. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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