Star (STHO) Competitors $6.48 +0.22 (+3.51%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.48 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STHO vs. CMTG, HOUS, MLP, RITR, ARL, AOMR, BEEP, MRCC, STRS, and SRGShould you be buying Star stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star include Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Anywhere Real Estate (HOUS), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Reitar Logtech (RITR), American Realty Investors (ARL), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP), Monroe Capital (MRCC), Stratus Properties (STRS), and Seritage Growth Properties (SRG). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Star vs. Claros Mortgage Trust Anywhere Real Estate Maui Land & Pineapple Reitar Logtech American Realty Investors Angel Oak Mortgage REIT Mobile Infrastructure Monroe Capital Stratus Properties Seritage Growth Properties Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Star (NASDAQ:STHO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is CMTG or STHO more profitable? Star has a net margin of -76.57% compared to Claros Mortgage Trust's net margin of -89.07%. Claros Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 4.72% beat Star's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Claros Mortgage Trust-89.07% 4.72% 1.35% Star -76.57%-33.53%-20.35% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Star. Claros Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClaros Mortgage Trust$97.78M3.39$6.03M-$1.59-1.49Star$88.86M0.97-$196.36M-$6.52-0.99 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CMTG or STHO? 89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Star shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Star shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CMTG or STHO? In the previous week, Claros Mortgage Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Star. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Claros Mortgage Trust and 1 mentions for Star. Claros Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Star's score of 0.00 indicating that Claros Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Claros Mortgage Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Star 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust received 8 more outperform votes than Star when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClaros Mortgage TrustOutperform Votes818.60%Underperform Votes3581.40% StarN/AN/A Do analysts recommend CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust currently has a consensus target price of $3.88, suggesting a potential upside of 63.09%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Star.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Claros Mortgage Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Star 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryClaros Mortgage Trust beats Star on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Star News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STHO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STHO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarReal property lessors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$86.31M$200.32M$10.86B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A5.94%5.78%4.31%P/E Ratio-0.9927.2521.5617.82Price / Sales0.974.1325.4697.68Price / CashN/A17.8817.6234.64Price / Book0.253.952.563.98Net Income-$196.36M-$48.32M$1.03B$247.81M7 Day Performance-0.77%0.50%1.82%3.19%1 Month Performance-20.78%-7.28%-4.03%-7.70%1 Year Performance-45.32%-15.46%535.48%1.49% Star Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STHOStar0.394 of 5 stars$6.48+3.5%N/A-45.3%$86.31M$88.86M-0.99N/AGap DownCMTGClaros Mortgage Trust2.8734 of 5 stars$2.49+7.8%$4.31+73.2%-73.5%$347.01M$97.78M-1.57N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHOUSAnywhere Real Estate0.7591 of 5 stars$3.18+4.6%$3.00-5.7%-45.5%$339.86M$5.69B-2.749,660Upcoming EarningsGap DownMLPMaui Land & Pineapple0.2733 of 5 stars$15.70-1.3%N/A-22.4%$309.97M$11.57M-68.269RITRReitar LogtechN/A$3.70+15.6%N/AN/A$229.86M$372.54M0.0053Gap DownARLAmerican Realty Investors0.9449 of 5 stars$11.75+0.3%N/A-22.0%$189.79M$47.32M-11.41N/AShort Interest ↓AOMRAngel Oak Mortgage REIT4.4724 of 5 stars$7.78+3.7%$12.10+55.5%-31.6%$176.25M$51.46M2.65900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageBEEPMobile Infrastructure2.1002 of 5 stars$4.00+1.3%$5.67+41.7%+24.3%$170.40M$37.01M-4.4414Gap DownMRCCMonroe Capital1.8626 of 5 stars$7.18+4.5%$7.63+6.2%+0.6%$155.56M$14.59M11.97N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageSTRSStratus Properties0.5399 of 5 stars$19.03-0.4%N/A-20.1%$153.63M$54.18M135.9370Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSRGSeritage Growth Properties0.4286 of 5 stars$2.63-0.8%N/A-69.1%$148.14M$17.62M-1.0340Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CMTG Competitors HOUS Competitors MLP Competitors RITR Competitors ARL Competitors AOMR Competitors BEEP Competitors MRCC Competitors STRS Competitors SRG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STHO) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMy prediction is coming trueWe've developed a surprisingly effective way to see which stocks could double during massive shake-ups, by usi...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThe real reason gold is soaring (and likely to continue)Trump’s Policies Are Fueling a Gold Boom—Here’s Your Chance to Profit Donald Trump’s bold policies are driv...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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