Star (STHO) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Star (NASDAQ:STHO) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Real Estate Management & Development” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Star to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Star and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Star	$110.14 million	-$64.25 million	6.45
Star Competitors	$2.68 billion	-$400.38 million	9.98

Star’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Star. Star is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Star and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Star	0	1	0	0	2.00
Star Competitors	1580	4684	7440	207	2.45

As a group, “Real Estate Management & Development” companies have a potential upside of 20.96%. Given Star’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Star has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.3% of Star shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Star shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of shares of all “Real Estate Management & Development” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Star has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star’s rivals have a beta of -0.25, meaning that their average share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Star and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star	14.77%	-0.90%	-0.45%
Star Competitors	-263.81%	-682.75%	-1.07%

Summary

Star rivals beat Star on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Star Company Profile

Star Holdings engages in the non-ground lease related commercial real estate businesses in the United States. Its portfolio primarily comprises interest in the Asbury Park Waterfront and Magnolia Green residential development projects. Star Holdings is based in New York, New York.