ACNB (ACNB) Competitors

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

Is SII or ACNB a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ACNB pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Sprott pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ACNB pays out 46.9% 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. Sprott has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and ACNB has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. ACNB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or ACNB?

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

Do analysts recommend SII or ACNB?

ACNB has a consensus price target of $48.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.24%. Given ACNB's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ACNB is more favorable than Sprott.

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

Is SII or ACNB 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
Sprott	27.53%	15.34%	12.47%
ACNB	17.22%	10.95%	1.34%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SII or ACNB?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SII or ACNB?

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
Sprott	$178.65M	10.10	$49.29M	$1.92	36.42
ACNB	$132.20M	3.54	$31.85M	$2.90	15.42

Does the media favor SII or ACNB?

In the previous week, Sprott and Sprott both had 1 articles in the media. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat ACNB's score of -0.31 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ACNB	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Sprott beats ACNB on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.