JOE vs HHH vs STRS Stock Comparison

St Joe, Howard Hughes Holdings and Stratus Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOE ST JOE Co
$68.17 +4.3% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$547.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Real Estate Development Real Estate
4 wins
STRS Stratus Properties Inc
$17.76 -3.2% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$141.77M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.66M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Stratus Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Stratus Properties 4, St Joe 4, Howard Hughes Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJOEHHHSTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.91B $4.37B $141.77M HHH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 15.0x 6.6x STRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 88.5x 18.0x — HHH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +34.0% -12.4% HHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.5% 12.3% 75.0% STRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.0% 4.4% STRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x 1.8x STRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% -10.2% -13.5% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr -2.8%/yr -12.1%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 33.8% 41.1% JOE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 52/100 JOE

Percentile Scorecard

JOEHHHSTRS

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

AxisJOEHHHSTRS
Valuation 55 #18 of 39 84 #7 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Growth 88 #5 of 33 75 #9 of 33 41 #20 of 33
Profitability 93 #3 of 30 72 #9 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Financial Health 60 #16 of 38 24 #29 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 – 69 #5 of 14
Overall 70 64 52
  • JOE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • HHH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • STRS ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJOEHHHSTRSSPY
1 month +4.3%+7.1%-3.2% -0.8%
3 months +10.0%+11.2%-11.1% +3.5%
6 months -4.4%+15.0%-40.7% +7.0%
Year to date +14.8%-8.1%-26.6% +12.2%
1 year +33.5%-10.2%-13.5% +13.0%
3 years +47.6%+17.2%-29.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.9%+5.4%-10.8% +23.1%
5 years +45.5%-13.1%-47.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%-2.8%-12.1% +11.0%
10 years +281.9%-28.8%-26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%-3.3%-3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJOEHHHSTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%33.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%31.5%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.790.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.12-0.30-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-49.0%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-18.4%-45.1% -1.8%
52-week high $72.79$89.85$32.34 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$60.20$17.61 $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.

MultipleJOEHHHSTRS
P/E now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 7.8x 12.9xmedian 7.8x 6.6xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 4.9x 4.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 5.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 6.4x 6.1xmedian 6.4x -4.0xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 -0.18median 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 monthsJOEHHHSTRS
Revenue $547.84M $2.37B $28.66M
Gross profit $241.34M $1.79B -$9.32M
Operating income $165.33M $505.99M $29.79M
Net income $123.71M $290.16M $20.07M
Free cash flow $191.24M $628.36M -$35.66M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $4.94 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $117.32M $2.65B $73.54M
Total debt – $5.46B $143.76M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 59.15M 8.06M
Enterprise value $3.40B -$3.06B $18.23M

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
MetricJOEHHHSTRS
P/E 31.7x 12.9x 6.6x
P/FCF 20.3x 6.1x -4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 4.8x -4.4x
P/S 7.1x 1.6x 4.9x
P/B 5.0x 0.9x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 9.4x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 22.8x 13.0x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 2.8x 7.4x
EV/FCF 19.7x 10.5x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 8.4x -6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 0.47 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOEHHHSTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 34.0% -12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 20.1% -10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.5% 67.9% -384.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.7% -57.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.9% -11.9% 415.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.8% 8.1% 58.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.3% 27.3% 314.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 34.5% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.0% 20.1% 491.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 27.2% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.3% 33.7% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.3% – 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 134.2% 120.5% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOEHHHSTRS
Gross margin 44.1% 75.6% -32.5%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 29.4% 133.0%
Operating margin 30.2% 21.3% 103.9%
Pretax margin 30.3% 16.0% 95.7%
Net margin 22.5% 12.3% 75.0%
FCF margin 34.9% 26.5% -124.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.6% 33.2% -111.6%
Return on equity 16.0% 7.4% 5.8%
Return on assets 8.2% 2.1% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 4.0% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOEHHHSTRS
Debt / assets – 34.3% 27.0%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 8.7x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 74.6% 34.2%
Equity / assets 51.2% 25.4% 65.8%
Interest coverage 5.7x 2.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOEHHHSTRS
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – –

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.

ConsensusJOEHHHSTRS
Forward P/E 88.5xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $3.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -42.1%FY2026 +60.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -14.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $273.72MFY2026 $2.40BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -29.7%FY2026 +63.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJOEHHHSTRS
Held by institutions 87.6% 90.7% 49.1%
Institutions holding 320 303 55
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.8% -6.5%
Institutions buying 160 170 26
Institutions selling 97 87 17
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.95 1.53

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.

JOEHHHSTRS
JOE 1.00 0.28 0.20
HHH 0.28 1.00 0.11
STRS 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JOE, HHH and STRS?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is the largest by market capitalisation: St Joe (JOE) $3.91B, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) $4.37B, Stratus Properties (STRS) $141.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, JOE, HHH and STRS?

Stratus Properties (STRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (St Joe (JOE) 31.8x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 15.0x, Stratus Properties (STRS) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is cheapest (St Joe (JOE) 88.5x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: St Joe (JOE) +28.4%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) +34.0%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratus Properties (STRS) has the highest net margin (St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.3%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 75.0%). On return on invested capital, Stratus Properties (STRS) leads (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 4.0%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: St Joe (JOE) +33.5%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -10.2%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -13.5%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (St Joe (JOE) +7.8%/yr, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -2.8%/yr, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: St Joe (JOE) 0.01%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 0.00%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 0.00%. Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) and Stratus Properties (STRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, St Joe (JOE) has been the steadiest (St Joe (JOE) 30.0%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 33.8%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JOE, HHH and STRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stratus Properties (STRS) leads on 4. 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.