Stratus Properties (STRS) Competitors

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

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

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BOC or STRS?

Boston Omaha presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.94%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Stratus Properties.

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

Is BOC or STRS 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
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%
Stratus Properties	3.33%	0.54%	0.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOC or STRS?

Stratus Properties received 76 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.43% of users gave Stratus Properties an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%
Stratus Properties	Outperform Votes 83 47.43%	Underperform Votes 92 52.57%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BOC or STRS?

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
Boston Omaha	$110.45M	4.04	-$7M	$0.03	473.00
Stratus Properties	$32.72M	4.87	-$14.81M	-$0.68	-29.03

Does the media prefer BOC or STRS?

In the previous week, Boston Omaha and Boston Omaha both had 3 articles in the media. Stratus Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Boston Omaha's score of -1.50 indicating that Stratus Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boston Omaha	Very Negative
Stratus Properties	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BOC or STRS?

Boston Omaha has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stratus Properties beats Boston Omaha on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.