Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) and Exp World (NASDAQ:EXPI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exp World has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Stratus Properties and Exp World’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% |
| Exp World | -0.41% | -6.61% | -3.26% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stratus Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Exp World | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Exp World has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.01%. Given Exp World’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exp World is more favorable than Stratus Properties.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Stratus Properties and Exp World”s gross 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 | 3.94 | $1.96 million | ($1.01) | -26.47 |
| Exp World | $4.57 billion | 0.32 | -$21.27 million | ($0.12) | -76.92 |
Stratus Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exp World. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratus Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Exp World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Exp World beats Stratus Properties on 8 of the 14 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 Exp World
eXp World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company operates through North American Realty, International Realty, Virbela, and Other Affiliated Services segments. It provides Virbela, a cloud-based technologies that provides data, lead generation, and marketing tools for real estate agents and employees. In addition, the company offers SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, SUCCESS podcasts, SUCCESS plus, SUCCESS speakers bureau, and SUCCESS coaching, podcasts, and digital training courses. It operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Greece, New Zealand, Chile, and Poland. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.
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