Head-To-Head Survey: Stratus Properties (STRS) & Its Rivals

Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS) is one of 329 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Stratus Properties to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties’ peers have a beta of -0.25, meaning that their average stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Stratus Properties and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratus Properties	74.96%	6.28%	3.83%
Stratus Properties Competitors	-263.81%	-682.75%	-1.07%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Stratus Properties and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratus Properties	1	0	0	0	1.00
Stratus Properties Competitors	1580	4684	7440	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 19.11%. Given Stratus Properties’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stratus Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stratus Properties and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stratus Properties	$28.66 million	$11.98 million	6.35
Stratus Properties Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$400.38 million	10.12

Stratus Properties’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Stratus Properties. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Stratus Properties peers beat Stratus Properties on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.