Exp World (NASDAQ:EXPI – Get Free Report) and Stratus Properties (NASDAQ:STRS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
Exp World has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratus Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Exp World and Stratus Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exp World | $4.57 billion | 0.32 | -$21.27 million | ($0.12) | -76.92 |
| Stratus Properties | $54.18 million | 3.94 | $1.96 million | ($1.01) | -26.47 |
Stratus Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Exp World and Stratus Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exp World | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Stratus Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Exp World presently 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.
Profitability
This table compares Exp World and Stratus Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Exp World | -0.41% | -6.61% | -3.26% |
| Stratus Properties | -25.38% | -2.57% | -1.46% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Exp World shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Stratus Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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 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.
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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