ARL vs STHO vs FRPH Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, Star Holdings and Frp Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STHO Star Holdings
$7.49 -9.0% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.49M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.77M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins
FRPH Frp Holdings, Inc.
$18.67 -11.6% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$358.43M
P/E
261.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.62M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

American Realty Investors leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Realty Investors 5, Frp Holdings 3, Star Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLSTHOFRPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.42M $90.49M $358.43M FRPH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 6.5x 261.1x STHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -17.7% +3.1% ARL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 14.8% 3.1% ARL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% — 0.9% FRPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x -2.0x 6.4x STHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% -4.1% -23.9% ARL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr — -8.5%/yr ARL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 30.7% 25.8% FRPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 45/100 32/100 ARL

Percentile Scorecard

ARLSTHOFRPH

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

AxisARLSTHOFRPH
Valuation 40 #24 of 39 26 #29 of 39 24 #30 of 39
Growth 52 #16 of 32 68 #11 of 32 13 #28 of 32
Profitability 39 #18 of 29 21 #23 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 27 #28 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 85 #3 of 14 –
Overall 46 45 32
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • STHO ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • FRPH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLSTHOFRPHSPY
1 month +2.1%-9.0%-11.6% -0.2%
3 months +11.3%-20.3%-20.2% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%-11.0%-13.7% +8.2%
Year to date +3.9%-9.0%-18.1% +12.9%
1 year +2.8%-4.1%-23.9% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%-30.6%-30.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%-11.5%-11.6% +23.3%
5 years +41.4%—-35.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.2%—-8.5% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—+17.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLSTHOFRPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%30.7%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%32.2%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.660.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.13-0.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-70.8%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-24.6%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.44$9.93$25.56 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$7.01$18.67 $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.

MultipleARLSTHOFRPH
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 7.9x 6.5xmedian 7.9x 261.1xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.7x 1.0xmedian 4.7x 8.2xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 11.2x -3.1xmedian 11.2x 26.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 6.2x -1.3xmedian 6.2x —median 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.45median 0.32 0.24median 0.32 -8.03median 0.32

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 monthsARLSTHOFRPH
Revenue $51.05M $93.77M $43.62M
Gross profit – $15.01M –
Operating income -$9.34M -$91.00M $6.16M
Net income $8.12M $3.99M $1.32M
Free cash flow -$34.41M -$68.76M –
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $1.15 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $34.81M $100.98M
Total debt $218.03M $208.84M $214.62M
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 12.08M 19.06M
Enterprise value $119.98M -$80.11M -$137.19M

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
MetricARLSTHOFRPH
P/E 32.3x 6.5x 261.1x
P/FCF -7.8x -1.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 82.9x -6.5x –
P/S 5.3x 1.0x 8.2x
P/B 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 86.1x -3.1x 26.6x
EV/EBIT -43.2x -2.9x 76.6x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 2.8x 10.8x
EV/FCF -11.7x -3.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 124.0x -19.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.45 0.24 -8.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLSTHOFRPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -17.7% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.7% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 184.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% 36.8% -38.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 28.7% -15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 106.7% -75.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% 26.4% -33.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 126.5% -74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% 27.6% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% 29.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -2.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -39.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -28.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLSTHOFRPH
Gross margin – 16.0% –
EBITDA margin 9.2% -91.4% 40.7%
Operating margin -18.3% -97.0% 14.1%
Pretax margin -8.7% -98.0% 24.5%
Net margin 16.4% 14.8% 3.1%
FCF margin -67.4% -73.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% -14.8% –
Return on equity 1.2% 1.5% 0.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
Return on invested capital -0.9% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLSTHOFRPH
Debt / assets 20.0% 41.1% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x -2.0x 6.4x
Debt / FCF -6.3x -3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 44.3% 40.3%
Equity / assets 74.6% 55.7% 59.7%
Interest coverage -1.0x -4.4x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLSTHOFRPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 10.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.8% –
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.

ConsensusARLSTHOFRPH

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLSTHOFRPH
Held by institutions 3.4% 66.4% 47.8%
Institutions holding 42 81 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -0.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 18 31 56
Institutions selling 12 23 30
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.35 1.87

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.

ARLSTHOFRPH
ARL 1.00 0.06 0.26
STHO 0.06 1.00 0.31
FRPH 0.26 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, STHO and FRPH?

Frp Holdings (FRPH) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $269.42M, Star Holdings (STHO) $90.49M, Frp Holdings (FRPH) $358.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, STHO and FRPH?

Star Holdings (STHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.3x, Star Holdings (STHO) 6.5x, Frp Holdings (FRPH) 261.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Realty Investors (ARL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, Star Holdings (STHO) -17.7%, Frp Holdings (FRPH) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Realty Investors (ARL) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, Star Holdings (STHO) 14.8%, Frp Holdings (FRPH) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Frp Holdings (FRPH) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, Frp Holdings (FRPH) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Realty Investors (ARL) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +2.8%, Star Holdings (STHO) -4.1%, Frp Holdings (FRPH) -23.9%. Over five years, American Realty Investors (ARL) compounded fastest (American Realty Investors (ARL) +7.2%/yr, Frp Holdings (FRPH) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Frp Holdings (FRPH) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%, Star Holdings (STHO) 30.7%, Frp Holdings (FRPH) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Realty Investors (ARL) leads on 5. 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.