ACNB (ACNB) Competitors

ACNB (NASDAQ:ACNB) and Sprott (NYSE:SII) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to ACNB or SII?

In the previous week, ACNB had 2 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ACNB and 0 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat ACNB's score of 0.06 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ACNB	Neutral
Sprott	Positive

Is ACNB or SII a better dividend stock?

ACNB pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ACNB pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sprott pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ACNB has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Sprott has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. ACNB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACNB or SII?

32.4% of ACNB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of ACNB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ACNB or SII?

ACNB has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACNB or SII?

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than ACNB. ACNB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACNB	$132.20M	3.50	$31.85M	$2.90	15.25
Sprott	$178.65M	9.88	$49.29M	$1.92	35.61

Is ACNB or SII more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 27.53% compared to ACNB's net margin of 17.22%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.34% beat ACNB's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACNB	17.22%	10.95%	1.34%
Sprott	27.53%	15.34%	12.47%

Do analysts recommend ACNB or SII?

ACNB presently has a consensus price target of $48.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.43%. Given ACNB's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ACNB is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACNB	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Sprott beats ACNB on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.