Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) is one of 329 public companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Stratus Properties to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Stratus Properties and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stratus Properties | $28.66 million | $11.98 million | 6.69 |
| Stratus Properties Competitors | $2.82 billion | -$961.71 million | 10.09 |
Stratus Properties’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Stratus Properties. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Stratus Properties and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stratus Properties | 74.96% | 6.28% | 3.83% |
| Stratus Properties Competitors | -426.28% | -1,119.00% | -1.43% |
Volatility & Risk
Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties’ peers have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Stratus Properties and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stratus Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Stratus Properties Competitors | 1574 | 4680 | 7432 | 207 | 2.45 |
As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 28.16%. Given Stratus Properties’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stratus Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Stratus Properties peers beat Stratus Properties on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
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. Its leasing operations cover lease of space at retail and mixed-use and multi-family properties. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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