Stratus Properties (STRS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, STRS or AXR?

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMREP has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer STRS or AXR?

In the previous week, AMREP had 2 more articles in the media than Stratus Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AMREP and 5 mentions for Stratus Properties. AMREP's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Stratus Properties' score of 0.50 indicating that AMREP 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AMREP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer STRS or AXR?

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)	N/A
AMREP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STRS or AXR?

AMREP received 39 more outperform votes than Stratus Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave AMREP an outperform vote while only 52.53% of users gave Stratus Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stratus Properties	Outperform Votes 83 52.53%	Underperform Votes 75 47.47%
AMREP	Outperform Votes 122 60.10%	Underperform Votes 81 39.90%

Which has better earnings & valuation, STRS or AXR?

AMREP has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMREP, 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	11.54	-$14.81M	-$1.86	-13.28
AMREP	$48.68M	2.25	$21.79M	$0.54	38.41

Is STRS or AXR more profitable?

AMREP has a net margin of 6.43% compared to Stratus Properties' net margin of -85.74%. AMREP's return on equity of 2.54% beat Stratus Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratus Properties	-85.74%	-4.96%	-2.98%
AMREP	6.43%	2.54%	2.44%

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

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of AMREP shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Stratus Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of AMREP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AMREP beats Stratus Properties on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.