Stratus Properties (STRS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STRS or BOC?

Stratus Properties received 77 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.30% of users gave Stratus Properties an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratus Properties	Outperform Votes 83 50.30%	Underperform Votes 82 49.70%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 6 35.29%	Underperform Votes 11 64.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, STRS or BOC?

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate STRS or BOC?

Boston Omaha has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.20%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Stratus Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratus Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Stratus Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor STRS or BOC?

In the previous week, Boston Omaha had 3 more articles in the media than Stratus Properties. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Boston Omaha and 1 mentions for Stratus Properties. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Stratus Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stratus Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boston Omaha	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STRS or BOC?

Boston Omaha has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties. Boston Omaha 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
Stratus Properties	$17.27M	8.80	-$14.81M	$0.14	134.14
Boston Omaha	$105.01M	4.36	-$7M	-$0.33	-44.26

Is STRS or BOC more profitable?

Stratus Properties has a net margin of 3.33% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. Stratus Properties' return on equity of 0.54% beat Boston Omaha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratus Properties	3.33%	0.54%	0.31%
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%

Summary

Stratus Properties beats Boston Omaha on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.