Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF – Get Free Report) and Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hammerson and Stratus Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hammerson | $278.73 million | 9.45 | $306.07 million | N/A | N/A |
| Stratus Properties | $28.66 million | 5.52 | $11.98 million | $2.64 | 7.50 |
Risk and Volatility
Hammerson has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Hammerson and Stratus Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hammerson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Stratus Properties | 74.96% | 6.28% | 3.83% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are held 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hammerson and Stratus Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hammerson | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Stratus Properties | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Summary
Stratus Properties beats Hammerson on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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