MLP vs TRC vs STRS Stock Comparison

Maui Land & Pineapple, Tejon Ranch and Stratus Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRC Tejon Ranch Co
$16.33 -0.6% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$440.99M
P/E
73.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.84M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
5 wins
STRS Stratus Properties Inc
$17.61 -4.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$140.58M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.66M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tejon Ranch leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tejon Ranch 5, Stratus Properties 4, Maui Land & Pineapple 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLPTRCSTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.05M $440.99M $140.58M TRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.0x 73.0x 6.5x STRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 96.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.1% +25.4% -12.4% TRC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -28.6% 10.6% 75.0% STRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 4.4% STRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.9x 1.8x STRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +1.7% -9.7% TRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr -2.4%/yr -12.5%/yr MLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 21.3% 41.0% TRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 58/100 53/100 TRC

Percentile Scorecard

MLPTRCSTRS

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

AxisMLPTRCSTRS
Valuation 8 #36 of 39 29 #28 of 39 47 #21 of 39
Growth 48 #17 of 32 71 #10 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 54 #14 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 49 #20 of 38 78 #9 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 69 #5 of 14
Overall 32 58 53
  • MLP ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • TRC 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

PeriodMLPTRCSTRSSPY
1 month -12.1%-0.6%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -19.5%-5.5%-10.1% +3.9%
6 months -9.6%-19.6%-41.3% +8.2%
Year to date -16.2%+3.6%-27.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.5%+1.7%-9.7% +12.3%
3 years -4.3%+6.4%-29.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+2.1%-11.0% +23.3%
5 years +33.9%-11.3%-48.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.0%-2.4%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years +116.0%-25.4%-26.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%-2.9%-3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLPTRCSTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%21.3%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%20.8%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.230.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.300.08-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-32.4%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-20.3%-45.5% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$20.48$32.34 $779.14
52-week low $13.96$15.58$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.

MultipleMLPTRCSTRS
P/E now vs peer median -61.0xmedian 7.9x 73.0xmedian 7.9x 6.5xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 4.7x 7.8xmedian 4.7x 4.9xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.2x 83.5xmedian 11.2x 5.5xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.4xmedian 6.2x -16.9xmedian 6.2x -3.9xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.46median 0.32 -2.91median 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 monthsMLPTRCSTRS
Revenue $16.15M $56.84M $28.66M
Gross profit $9.37M – -$9.32M
Operating income -$5.87M -$515.00K $29.79M
Net income -$5.87M $6.04M $20.07M
Free cash flow -$8.19M -$26.03M -$35.66M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $0.22 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $3.28M $3.87M $73.54M
Total debt $8.50M $377.27M $143.76M
Shares (diluted) 20.40M 27.07M 8.06M
Enterprise value $264.58M $375.97M $17.04M

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
MetricMLPTRCSTRS
P/E -61.0x 73.0x 6.5x
P/FCF -34.4x -16.9x -3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 792.3x 35.4x -4.4x
P/S 17.5x 7.8x 4.9x
P/B 9.1x 0.9x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 0.9x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 83.5x 5.5x
EV/EBIT -48.9x -1,013x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 9.2x 7.4x
EV/FCF -35.1x -20.0x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 806.9x 41.9x -6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.46 -2.91 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLPTRCSTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.1% 25.4% -12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.4% – -10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% – -384.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – -57.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 94.8% 415.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.8% -27.1% 58.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.5% 1,237% 314.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% -24.8% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.6% 1,233% 491.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -25.1% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 78.9% -8.4% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 21.0% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -94.9% 55.6% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -24.6% 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLPTRCSTRS
Gross margin 58.0% – -32.5%
EBITDA margin – 11.0% 133.0%
Operating margin -36.3% -0.9% 103.9%
Pretax margin -36.3% 5.1% 95.7%
Net margin -28.6% 10.6% 75.0%
FCF margin -50.7% -45.8% -124.4%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 21.9% -111.6%
Return on equity -18.6% 1.2% 5.8%
Return on assets -12.0% 0.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 4.4%
Return on capital employed -13.9% -0.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 2.1x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLPTRCSTRS
Debt / assets 17.1% 15.0% 27.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 12.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x -3.7x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 22.9% 34.2%
Equity / assets 62.6% 77.1% 65.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score 6.95 2.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLPTRCSTRS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusMLPTRCSTRS
Forward P/E – 96.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +1,600.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +147.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $57.93MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLPTRCSTRS
Held by institutions 23.5% 78.6% 49.1%
Institutions holding 66 127 55
Change in shares held, QoQ +28.9% +1.3% -6.5%
Institutions buying 23 61 26
Institutions selling 26 30 17
Buyers to sellers 0.88 2.03 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.

MLPTRCSTRS
MLP 1.00 0.26 0.11
TRC 0.26 1.00 0.17
STRS 0.11 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLP, TRC and STRS?

Tejon Ranch (TRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) $282.05M, Tejon Ranch (TRC) $440.99M, Stratus Properties (STRS) $140.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, MLP, TRC and STRS?

Stratus Properties (STRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -61.0x, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 73.0x, 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?

Tejon Ranch (TRC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -4.1%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) +25.4%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratus Properties (STRS) has the highest net margin (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -28.6%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 10.6%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 75.0%). On return on invested capital, Stratus Properties (STRS) leads (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 0.0%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tejon Ranch (TRC) returned the most: Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -10.5%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) +1.7%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -9.7%. Over five years, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) compounded fastest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) +6.0%/yr, Tejon Ranch (TRC) -2.4%/yr, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tejon Ranch (TRC) has been the steadiest (Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 35.4%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 21.3%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLP, TRC 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, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 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.