ARL vs LB vs STHO Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, LandBridge and Star Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.44 -2.4% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins
STHO Star Holdings
$7.52 -8.6% 1M -5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$90.61M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.77M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

LandBridge leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (LandBridge 6, Star Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLLBSTHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.50M $2.21B $90.61M LB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 25.3x 6.5x STHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 49.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +44.1% -17.7% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 38.8% 14.8% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% — LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 3.2x -2.0x STHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.3% +33.4% -5.6% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 60.8% 30.7% STHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 63/100 45/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

ARLLBSTHO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARLLBSTHO
Valuation 42 #23 of 39 32 #27 of 39 26 #29 of 39
Growth 50 #17 of 33 91 #4 of 33 66 #12 of 33
Profitability 38 #19 of 30 90 #4 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 73 #11 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 31 #10 of 14 85 #3 of 14
Overall 46 63 45
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • STHO ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARLLBSTHOSPY
1 month -1.6%-2.4%-8.6% -0.8%
3 months +7.1%+5.4%-19.0% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%+14.9%-10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +0.1%+62.2%-8.6% +12.2%
1 year +4.3%+33.4%-5.6% +13.0%
3 years +33.8%—-30.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.2%—-11.4% +23.1%
5 years +32.6%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%—— +11.0%
10 years +149.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARLLBSTHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%60.8%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%59.4%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.650.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.55-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-48.3%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-11.4%-24.3% -1.8%
52-week high $23.44$89.71$9.93 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$44.20$7.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARLLBSTHO
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 7.8x 25.4xmedian 7.8x 6.6xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 4.9x 27.1xmedian 4.9x 1.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 11.2x 42.4xmedian 11.2x -3.1xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 6.4x 40.4xmedian 6.4x -1.3xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 7.3xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.33 —median 0.33 0.24median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARLLBSTHO
Revenue $51.05M $225.45M $93.77M
Gross profit – $222.84M $15.01M
Operating income -$9.34M $138.30M -$91.00M
Net income $8.12M $87.38M $3.99M
Free cash flow -$34.41M $151.28M -$68.76M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $1.13 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $39.80M $34.81M
Total debt $218.03M $535.72M $208.84M
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 76.99M 12.08M
Enterprise value -$74.95M $2.08B -$81.25M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARLLBSTHO
P/E 31.1x 25.4x 6.6x
P/FCF -7.5x 40.4x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 79.9x 39.3x -6.5x
P/S 5.1x 27.1x 1.0x
P/B 0.3x 7.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 8.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 84.0x 42.4x -3.1x
EV/EBIT -42.1x 47.8x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 29.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -11.4x 43.7x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 121.0x 42.5x -19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 – 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLLBSTHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 44.1% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.0% 184.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% 85.0% 36.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 122.2% 106.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% – 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 120.4% 126.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% – 27.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% 77.5% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – -2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 76.3% -39.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – -28.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLLBSTHO
Gross margin – 98.8% 16.0%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 69.0% -91.4%
Operating margin -18.3% 61.3% -97.0%
Pretax margin -8.7% 43.6% -98.0%
Net margin 16.4% 38.8% 14.8%
FCF margin -67.4% 67.1% -73.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 69.0% -14.8%
Return on equity 1.2% 10.7% 1.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 6.4% 0.8%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% –
Return on capital employed – 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.8x -3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLLBSTHO
Debt / assets 20.0% 38.9% 41.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 3.2x -2.0x
Debt / FCF -6.3x 3.5x -3.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 39.6% 44.3%
Equity / assets 74.6% 60.4% 55.7%
Interest coverage -1.0x – -4.4x
Current ratio – 7.3x –
Quick ratio – 6.9x –
Cash ratio – 4.1x –
Altman Z-score – 7.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLLBSTHO
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – – 10.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARLLBSTHO
Forward P/E – 49.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.61FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +46.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $261.70MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +31.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +27.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLLBSTHO
Held by institutions 3.4% 37.0% 66.4%
Institutions holding 42 192 81
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +4.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 18 108 31
Institutions selling 12 57 23
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.89 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARLLBSTHO
ARL 1.00 0.09 0.07
LB 0.09 1.00 0.15
STHO 0.07 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, LB and STHO?

LandBridge (LB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $269.50M, LandBridge (LB) $2.21B, Star Holdings (STHO) $90.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, LB and STHO?

Star Holdings (STHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.3x, LandBridge (LB) 25.3x, Star Holdings (STHO) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, Star Holdings (STHO) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, Star Holdings (STHO) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +4.3%, LandBridge (LB) +33.4%, Star Holdings (STHO) -5.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star Holdings (STHO) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%, LandBridge (LB) 60.8%, Star Holdings (STHO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARL, LB and STHO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LandBridge (LB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.