Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS) and Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) Head-To-Head Review

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Millrose Properties shares are owned 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 summary of recent ratings and target prices for Stratus Properties and Millrose Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratus Properties	0	1	0	0	2.00
Millrose Properties	0	1	2	1	3.00

Millrose Properties has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.17%. Given Millrose Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Millrose Properties is more favorable than Stratus Properties.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stratus Properties and Millrose Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stratus Properties	$29.91 million	7.65	$11.98 million	$2.64	10.86
Millrose Properties	$600.46 million	7.16	$379.86 million	$2.79	9.99

Millrose Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Stratus Properties. Millrose Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratus Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Stratus Properties and Millrose Properties’ 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%
Millrose Properties	64.96%	7.90%	5.17%

Volatility & Risk

Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Millrose Properties has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Millrose Properties beats Stratus Properties on 9 of the 15 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 Millrose Properties

Millrose Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment and management company that focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing high-quality commercial properties. They are headquartered in Purchase, New York.