Head to Head Survey: Star (NASDAQ:STHO) versus American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC)

Star (NASDAQ:STHO) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Star has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Star and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star	-58.33%	0.14%	0.07%
American Strategic Investment	-40.92%	-97.07%	-13.64%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.3% of Star shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Star shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Star and American Strategic Investment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Star	$110.14 million	0.95	-$86.75 million	($4.89)	-1.77
American Strategic Investment	$61.57 million	0.39	-$140.59 million	($8.78)	-1.02

Star has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. Star is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Strategic Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Star and American Strategic Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Star	1	0	0	0	1.00
American Strategic Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Star beats American Strategic Investment on 9 of the 11 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 American Strategic Investment

American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.