Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Stratus Properties and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stratus Properties | -25.38% | -2.57% | -1.46% |
| American Strategic Investment | -40.92% | -97.07% | -13.64% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Stratus Properties and American Strategic Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stratus Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| American Strategic Investment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Stratus Properties and American Strategic Investment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stratus Properties | $54.18 million | 4.52 | $1.96 million | ($1.01) | -30.33 |
| American Strategic Investment | $51.69 million | 0.51 | -$140.59 million | ($8.78) | -1.12 |
Stratus Properties has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. Stratus Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Strategic Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Stratus Properties beats American Strategic Investment on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
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