Star (NASDAQ:STHO – Get Free Report) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Star and FTAI Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| FTAI Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 85.97%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Star.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Star and FTAI Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Star | -125.63% | -33.77% | -17.79% |
| FTAI Infrastructure | -41.09% | -75.13% | -3.02% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Star and FTAI Infrastructure”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Star | $83.91 million | 1.24 | -$86.75 million | ($11.08) | -0.74 |
| FTAI Infrastructure | $439.77 million | 1.56 | -$223.65 million | ($2.46) | -2.40 |
Star has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.3% of Star shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Star shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
FTAI Infrastructure beats Star on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Star
Star Holdings engages in the non-ground lease related commercial real estate businesses in the United States. Its portfolio primarily comprises interest in the Asbury Park Waterfront and Magnolia Green residential development projects. Star Holdings is based in New York, New York.
About FTAI Infrastructure
FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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