Stratus Properties (STRS) Competitors

Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to CMTG or STRS?

In the previous week, Claros Mortgage Trust and Claros Mortgage Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Claros Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Stratus Properties' score of 0.95 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stratus Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CMTG or STRS?

Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $4.31, suggesting a potential upside of 46.34%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Stratus Properties.

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)	1.83
Stratus Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CMTG or STRS?

Claros Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties. Claros Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratus Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Claros Mortgage Trust	$97.78M	4.20	$6.03M	-$1.59	-1.85
Stratus Properties	$54.18M	2.42	-$14.81M	$0.24	67.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CMTG or STRS?

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CMTG or STRS more profitable?

Stratus Properties has a net margin of 3.33% compared to Claros Mortgage Trust's net margin of -89.07%. Claros Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 4.72% beat Stratus Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Claros Mortgage Trust	-89.07%	4.72%	1.35%
Stratus Properties	3.33%	0.54%	0.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, CMTG or STRS?

Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMTG or STRS?

Stratus Properties received 76 more outperform votes than Claros Mortgage Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.82% of users gave Stratus Properties an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave Claros Mortgage Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Claros Mortgage Trust	Outperform Votes 7 16.67%	Underperform Votes 35 83.33%
Stratus Properties	Outperform Votes 83 48.82%	Underperform Votes 87 51.18%

Summary

Claros Mortgage Trust beats Stratus Properties on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.