Boston Omaha vs Star
BOC and STHO side by side, both in real estate. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BOC and STHO compare
Boston Omaha is the larger company, worth 4.4 times as much as Star ($414M against $94.0M).
Boston Omaha grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus −10.2% for Star).
Boston Omaha keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −12.1% compared with −31.3% at Star.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BOC | STHO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $414M | $94.0M |
| Share price | $13.74 | $7.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.5% | 4.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −54.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 422 | 72 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 8 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 3.8× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | −1.4% | – |
| Fair value | $16.25 | $20.46 |
| Margin of safety | 15.4% | 62.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.7% (better) | −10.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −1830% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1500% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.7% | – |
| Operating margin | −4.7% | – |
| Net margin | −12.1% (better) | −31.3% |
| FCF margin | −5.2% | – |
| Return on equity | −2.6% (better) | −12.9% |
| Return on invested capital | −0.78% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −2.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.05 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.68 (better) | −0.65 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 3.9% | 6.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.9% | 6.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.3% | 66.2% |
| Held by insiders | 46.2% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.7% | 0.68% |
Go deeper
- BOC stock overview
- BOC income statement
- BOC valuation and score
- STHO stock overview
- STHO income statement
- STHO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.