Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC – Get Free Report) and Star (NASDAQ:STHO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Boston Omaha and Star”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boston Omaha | $111.57 million | 3.94 | -$1.29 million | $0.03 | 465.67 |
| Star | $113.30 million | 0.88 | -$86.75 million | ($4.32) | -1.74 |
Volatility and Risk
Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Star shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Star 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Boston Omaha and Star, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boston Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Boston Omaha currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.95%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Star.
Profitability
This table compares Boston Omaha and Star’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boston Omaha | 0.68% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Star | -50.51% | -32.44% | -18.41% |
Summary
Boston Omaha beats Star on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Boston Omaha
Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
About Star
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.
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