Which is better, JOE or KIM?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, The St. Joe Company (JOE) currently grades higher than KIM — 66/100 (D grade) vs 56/100 (C). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — JOE wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, and Peter Lynch; KIM wins on Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy JOE or KIM?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both JOE and KIM are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is JOE better than KIM for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, JOE currently grades higher — 66/100 vs 56/100, a 10-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between JOE and KIM on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). JOE currently scores 66/100 (D grade); KIM scores 56/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, JOE or KIM?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. JOE and KIM are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, JOE or KIM?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are JOE and KIM both Real Estate stocks?

Yes — both The St. Joe Company (JOE) and Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) operate in the Real Estate sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this JOE vs KIM comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

The St. Joe

Kimco Realty

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

JOE

The St. Joe

Market cap

$3.66B

Sector

Real Estate

KIM

Kimco Realty

Market cap

$16.26B

Sector

Real Estate

Overall winner

The St. Joe JOE

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	JOE	KIM	Winner
Warren Buffett	66D	56C	JOE
Benjamin Graham	77B	57C	JOE
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	JOE	KIM
Market cap	$3.66B	$16.26B
P/E (TTM)	32.6x	25.1x
EV/EBIT	27.9x	31.4x
ROIC (TTM)	7.75%	99.39%
Gross margin	92.62%	54.71%
Net margin	21.64%	28.51%
Revenue CAGR 5y	17.75%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

JOE leads on

EPS CAGR 5y12.02%vs -15.26%+179%
Gross margin92.62%vs 54.71%+41%
Revenue CAGR 5y17.75%vs 11.91%+33%
EV/EBIT27.9xvs 31.4x

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.