MLP vs JOE vs STRS Stock Comparison

Maui Land & Pineapple, St Joe and Stratus Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOE ST JOE Co
$68.08 +4.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.86B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$547.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Real Estate Development Real Estate
6 wins
STRS Stratus Properties Inc
$17.61 -4.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$138.94M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.66M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

St Joe leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (St Joe 6, Stratus Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLPJOESTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.66M $3.86B $138.94M JOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.1x 31.4x 6.5x STRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 88.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.1% +28.4% -12.4% JOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -28.6% 22.5% 75.0% STRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +33.7% -9.7% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +7.4%/yr -12.5%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 29.9% 41.0% JOE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 72/100 53/100 JOE

Percentile Scorecard

MLPJOESTRS

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

AxisMLPJOESTRS
Valuation 8 #36 of 39 55 #18 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Growth 48 #17 of 32 90 #4 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 96 #2 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 49 #20 of 38 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 54 #7 of 14 69 #5 of 14
Overall 32 72 53
  • MLP ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • JOE 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

PeriodMLPJOESTRSSPY
1 month -12.1%+4.2%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -19.5%+9.4%-10.1% +3.9%
6 months -9.6%-4.0%-41.3% +8.2%
Year to date -16.2%+14.7%-27.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.5%+33.7%-9.7% +12.3%
3 years -4.3%+47.5%-29.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+13.8%-11.0% +23.3%
5 years +33.9%+42.5%-48.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.0%+7.4%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years +116.0%+287.9%-26.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+14.5%-3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLPJOESTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%29.9%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%26.5%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.480.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.301.13-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-48.7%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-6.5%-45.5% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$72.79$32.34 $779.14
52-week low $13.96$49.03$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.

MultipleMLPJOESTRS
P/E now vs peer median -61.0xmedian 7.9x 31.6xmedian 7.9x 6.5xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 4.7x 7.1xmedian 4.7x 4.9xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.2x 17.7xmedian 11.2x 5.5xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.4xmedian 6.2x 20.3xmedian 6.2x -3.9xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 0.6x 5.0xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.32 2.32median 0.32 -0.18median 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 monthsMLPJOESTRS
Revenue $16.15M $547.84M $28.66M
Gross profit $9.37M $241.34M -$9.32M
Operating income -$5.87M $165.33M $29.79M
Net income -$5.87M $123.71M $20.07M
Free cash flow -$8.19M $191.24M -$35.66M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $2.15 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $3.28M $117.32M $73.54M
Total debt $8.50M – $143.76M
Shares (diluted) 20.40M 57.17M 8.06M
Enterprise value $265.19M $3.35B -$123.32M

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
MetricMLPJOESTRS
P/E -61.0x 31.6x 6.5x
P/FCF -34.4x 20.3x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 792.3x 17.9x -4.4x
P/S 17.5x 7.1x 4.9x
P/B 9.1x 5.0x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 5.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 17.7x 5.5x
EV/EBIT -48.9x 22.8x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 6.9x 7.4x
EV/FCF -35.1x 19.7x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 806.9x 17.4x -6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 2.32 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLPJOESTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.1% 28.4% -12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 19.6% -10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% 38.5% -384.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – -57.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 63.9% 415.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 29.8% 58.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.5% 52.3% 314.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 14.2% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.6% 51.0% 491.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 13.6% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 78.9% 84.3% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 44.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.9% 134.2% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 47.3% 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLPJOESTRS
Gross margin 58.0% 44.1% -32.5%
EBITDA margin – 38.7% 133.0%
Operating margin -36.3% 30.2% 103.9%
Pretax margin -36.3% 30.3% 95.7%
Net margin -28.6% 22.5% 75.0%
FCF margin -50.7% 34.9% -124.4%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 39.6% -111.6%
Return on equity -18.6% 16.0% 5.8%
Return on assets -12.0% 8.2% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – – 4.4%
Return on capital employed -13.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.8x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLPJOESTRS
Debt / assets 17.1% – 27.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x – -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 48.8% 34.2%
Equity / assets 62.6% 51.2% 65.8%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.8x – –
Cash ratio 0.5x – –
Altman Z-score 6.95 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLPJOESTRS
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 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.

ConsensusMLPJOESTRS
Forward P/E – 88.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.77FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -42.1%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $273.72MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -29.7%FY2026 –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLPJOESTRS
Held by institutions 23.5% 87.6% 49.1%
Institutions holding 66 320 55
Change in shares held, QoQ +28.9% -0.2% -6.5%
Institutions buying 23 160 26
Institutions selling 26 97 17
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.65 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.

MLPJOESTRS
MLP 1.00 0.19 0.10
JOE 0.19 1.00 0.19
STRS 0.10 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLP, JOE and STRS?

St Joe (JOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) $282.66M, St Joe (JOE) $3.86B, Stratus Properties (STRS) $138.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, MLP, JOE and STRS?

Stratus Properties (STRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -61.1x, St Joe (JOE) 31.4x, Stratus Properties (STRS) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

St Joe (JOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -4.1%, St Joe (JOE) +28.4%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratus Properties (STRS) has the highest net margin (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -28.6%, St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 75.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -10.5%, St Joe (JOE) +33.7%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -9.7%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) +6.0%/yr, St Joe (JOE) +7.4%/yr, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 0.00%, St Joe (JOE) 0.01%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 0.00%. Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) and Stratus Properties (STRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, St Joe (JOE) has been the steadiest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 35.4%, St Joe (JOE) 29.9%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLP, JOE 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, St Joe (JOE) 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.