Head to Head Review: Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) versus Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS)

Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS) and Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stratus Properties and Hammerson”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stratus Properties	$28.66 million	5.52	$11.98 million	$2.64	7.51
Hammerson	$278.73 million	9.45	$306.07 million	N/A	N/A

Hammerson has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Stratus Properties and Hammerson, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratus Properties	0	1	0	0	2.00
Hammerson	0	3	1	0	2.25

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Stratus Properties and Hammerson’s 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%
Hammerson	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Stratus Properties beats Hammerson on 6 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 Hammerson

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.