STHO vs CKX vs NEN Stock Comparison

Star Holdings, Ckx Lands and New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STHO Star Holdings
$7.49 -11.6% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$90.49M
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.77M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins
CKX Ckx Lands, Inc.
$10.50 -1.9% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.56M
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$693.40K
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ckx Lands leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ckx Lands 4, Star Holdings 3, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTHOCKXNENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.49M $21.56M $5.34M STHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.5x 7.4x -0.8x STHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% -17.1% +16.1% NEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 419.8% -7.3% CKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x — 11.1x STHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.48% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.6% -0.5% -35.1% CKX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr -5.4%/yr CKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 46.5% 26.5% NEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 71/100 49/100 CKX

Percentile Scorecard

STHOCKXNEN

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

AxisSTHOCKXNEN
Valuation 26 #29 of 39 61 #16 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Growth 68 #11 of 32 58 #14 of 32 26 #24 of 32
Profitability 21 #23 of 29 64 #11 of 29 57 #13 of 29
Financial Health 27 #28 of 38 100 #1 of 38 8 #35 of 38
Shareholder Returns 85 #3 of 14 – 92 #2 of 14
Overall 45 71 49
  • STHO ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • CKX ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • NEN ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTHOCKXNENSPY
1 month -11.6%-1.9%-8.0% +0.9%
3 months -19.5%-2.8%-19.3% +5.9%
6 months -9.9%-8.5%-22.0% +8.5%
Year to date -9.0%+14.8%-28.7% +13.3%
1 year -1.6%-0.5%-35.1% +12.4%
3 years -30.6%-17.1%-29.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -11.5%-6.0%-10.9% +23.5%
5 years —-11.5%-24.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-2.4%-5.4% +11.0%
10 years —-3.7%-23.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.4%-2.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTHOCKXNENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%46.5%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%51.5%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.380.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.01-1.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-37.0%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-14.8%-35.3% -0.9%
52-week high $9.93$12.33$71.06 $779.14
52-week low $7.01$9.10$46.00 $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.

MultipleSTHOCKXNEN
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 7.8x 7.4xmedian 7.8x -0.8xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 4.9x 31.1xmedian 4.9x 0.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 11.2x 1.2xmedian 11.2x 11.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 6.2x -218.6xmedian 6.2x -0.8xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 0.6x -0.1xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.32 0.11median 0.32 —median 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 monthsSTHOCKXNEN
Revenue $93.77M $693.40K $95.83M
Gross profit $15.01M $661.65K –
Operating income -$91.00M $3.32M $13.59M
Net income $3.99M $2.91M -$6.98M
Free cash flow -$68.76M -$98.62K -$6.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.15 $1.42 –
Cash & equivalents $34.81M $17.55M $24.75M
Total debt $208.84M – $2.09B
Shares (diluted) 12.08M 2.05M –
Enterprise value -$80.11M -$41.97M -$85.02M

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
MetricSTHOCKXNEN
P/E 6.5x 7.4x -0.8x
P/FCF -1.3x -218.6x -0.8x
P/Operating cash flow -6.5x -218.6x 0.3x
P/S 1.0x 31.1x 0.1x
P/B 0.3x 1.0x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.0x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA -3.1x 1.2x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 1.2x 37.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.8x 5.3x
EV/FCF -3.8x -40.7x -80.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.0x -40.7x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTHOCKXNEN
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% -17.1% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -15.5% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 184.7% -13.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.6% -14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.8% 1,750% -48.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 57.0% -10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.7% 702.1% -143.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 64.7% -43.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 126.5% 700.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 68.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.0% -78.9% -55.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -29.1% -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% -78.9% 93.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -29.1% -61.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTHOCKXNEN
Gross margin 16.0% 95.4% –
EBITDA margin -91.4% 478.8% 47.1%
Operating margin -97.0% 478.4% 14.2%
Pretax margin -98.0% 542.1% -8.6%
Net margin 14.8% 419.8% -7.3%
FCF margin -73.3% -14.2% -6.6%
Operating cash flow margin -14.8% -14.2% 18.0%
Return on equity 1.5% 13.5% –
Return on assets 0.8% 13.2% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x 0.0x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTHOCKXNEN
Debt / assets 41.1% – 106.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – -6.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x – 11.1x
Debt / FCF -3.0x – -83.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 1.1% 116.8%
Equity / assets 55.7% 98.9% -16.8%
Interest coverage -4.4x – 0.6x
Current ratio – 124.6x –
Quick ratio – 124.1x –
Cash ratio – 123.9x –
Altman Z-score – 54.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTHOCKXNEN
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield 10.8% – 33.2%
Shareholder yield 10.8% 0.0% 36.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -79.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -88.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -66.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -16.0%

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.

ConsensusSTHOCKXNEN

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTHOCKXNEN
Held by institutions 66.4% – –
Institutions holding 81 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% – –
Institutions buying 31 – –
Institutions selling 23 – –
Buyers to sellers 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.

STHOCKXNEN
STHO 1.00 0.02 0.06
CKX 0.02 1.00 -0.04
NEN 0.06 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STHO, CKX and NEN?

Star Holdings (STHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Star Holdings (STHO) $90.49M, Ckx Lands (CKX) $21.56M, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) $5.34M.

Which stock is cheaper, STHO, CKX and NEN?

Star Holdings (STHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Star Holdings (STHO) 6.5x, Ckx Lands (CKX) 7.4x, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -0.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Star Holdings (STHO) -17.7%, Ckx Lands (CKX) -17.1%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ckx Lands (CKX) has the highest net margin (Star Holdings (STHO) 14.8%, Ckx Lands (CKX) 419.8%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ckx Lands (CKX) returned the most: Star Holdings (STHO) -1.6%, Ckx Lands (CKX) -0.5%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -35.1%. Over five years, Ckx Lands (CKX) compounded fastest (Ckx Lands (CKX) -2.4%/yr, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ckx Lands (CKX) 0.00%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 3.48%. Star Holdings (STHO) and Ckx Lands (CKX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) has been the steadiest (Star Holdings (STHO) 30.6%, Ckx Lands (CKX) 46.5%, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (NEN) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STHO, CKX and NEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ckx Lands (CKX) 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.