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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRS or BOC?

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, STRS or BOC?

Boston Omaha has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, 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	$32.72M	4.92	-$14.81M	-$0.68	-29.34
Boston Omaha	$110.45M	3.98	-$7M	$0.03	466.00

Do analysts rate STRS or BOC?

Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.06%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STRS or BOC?

Stratus Properties received 76 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.16% of users gave Stratus Properties an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratus Properties	Outperform Votes 83 47.16%	Underperform Votes 93 52.84%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Does the media prefer STRS or BOC?

In the previous week, Stratus Properties and Stratus Properties both had 1 articles in the media. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Stratus Properties' score of 1.31 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Stratus Properties	Positive
Boston Omaha	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, STRS or BOC?

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stratus Properties beats Boston Omaha on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.