Star (STHO) Competitors $6.22 -0.37 (-5.61%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.22 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 04:04 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, MLP, AOMR, RITR, ARL, BEEP, SRG, STRS, RMAX, and MRCCShould you be buying Star stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star include Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), Reitar Logtech (RITR), American Realty Investors (ARL), Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP), Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), Stratus Properties (STRS), RE/MAX (RMAX), and Monroe Capital (MRCC). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Star vs. Claros Mortgage Trust Maui Land & Pineapple Angel Oak Mortgage REIT Reitar Logtech American Realty Investors Mobile Infrastructure Seritage Growth Properties Stratus Properties RE/MAX Monroe Capital Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Star (NASDAQ:STHO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. 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% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMTG or STHO? 89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Star shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Star shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Star. Star is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Claros Mortgage Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClaros Mortgage Trust$40.40M8.19$6.03M-$1.77-1.34Star$77.40M1.07-$196.36M-$3.41-1.82 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust received 9 more outperform votes than Star when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClaros Mortgage TrustOutperform Votes920.00% Underperform Votes3680.00% StarN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CMTG or STHO? In the previous week, Star had 5 more articles in the media than Claros Mortgage Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Star and 4 mentions for Claros Mortgage Trust. Claros Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Star's score of -0.12 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Star 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CMTG or STHO? Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $3.94, indicating a potential upside of 65.79%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 SummaryClaros Mortgage Trust beats Star on 11 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$82.85M$198.39M$11.49B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A5.69%5.46%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.9526.6522.4819.71Price / Sales1.074.2527.28116.98Price / CashN/A17.8817.6234.62Price / Book0.244.032.794.50Net Income-$196.36M-$48.32M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-3.12%-1.42%0.34%1.14%1 Month Performance-2.81%-0.07%8.69%15.20%1 Year Performance-52.56%-21.31%537.74%6.56% Star Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STHOStar0.6858 of 5 stars$6.22-5.6%N/A-50.3%$82.85M$77.40M-0.95N/ANews CoverageCMTGClaros Mortgage Trust2.7752 of 5 stars$2.59+6.4%$3.81+47.5%-72.7%$338.65M$40.40M-1.63N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMLPMaui Land & Pineapple0.3617 of 5 stars$15.32+3.6%N/A-30.3%$302.50M$11.57M-66.619News CoverageEarnings ReportAOMRAngel Oak Mortgage REIT3.677 of 5 stars$10.16+0.6%$11.75+15.6%-20.8%$238.76M$57.15M3.46900Analyst RevisionRITRReitar LogtechN/A$3.58-6.8%N/AN/A$238.56M$372.54M0.0053High Trading VolumeARLAmerican Realty Investors0.2309 of 5 stars$13.38+3.2%N/A-4.8%$216.03M$47.32M-12.99N/ABEEPMobile Infrastructure2.57 of 5 stars$4.02-1.7%$5.67+41.0%+14.2%$170.52M$37.01M-4.4714News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownSRGSeritage Growth Properties0.344 of 5 stars$2.99+1.0%N/A-51.2%$168.41M$17.62M-1.1740Earnings ReportSTRSStratus Properties1.0689 of 5 stars$20.00+3.1%N/A-18.4%$161.46M$54.18M142.8670Earnings ReportRMAXRE/MAX2.807 of 5 stars$7.93+3.3%$9.75+23.0%-21.3%$150.54M$303.87M22.66590Analyst DowngradeMRCCMonroe Capital2.1053 of 5 stars$6.19-4.2%$7.63+23.2%-12.3%$134.11M$14.59M10.32N/AHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CMTG Competitors MLP Competitors AOMR Competitors RITR Competitors ARL Competitors BEEP Competitors SRG Competitors STRS Competitors RMAX Competitors MRCC 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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