Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS) Earns Sell Rating from Analysts at StockNews.com

Equities researchers at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS - Get Free Report) in a note issued to investors on Saturday. The firm set a "sell" rating on the financial services provider's stock.

Stratus Properties Price Performance

Shares of STRS stock opened at $19.39 on Friday. Stratus Properties has a 52 week low of $15.10 and a 52 week high of $30.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $156.54 million, a PE ratio of 138.50 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The stock's fifty day moving average is $17.88 and its 200-day moving average is $20.46.

Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 28th. The financial services provider reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. Stratus Properties had a return on equity of 0.54% and a net margin of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $10.30 million for the quarter.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stratus Properties

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in STRS. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Stratus Properties by 150.4% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,575 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 946 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Stratus Properties by 12,071.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,408 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 3,380 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of Stratus Properties by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,073 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 713 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Stratus Properties by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,416 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Stratus Properties by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,061 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.63% of the company's stock.

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.

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