Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors

Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and INV VK MUN OPP (NYSE:VMO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is FUND or VMO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
INV VK MUN OPP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FUND or VMO?

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of INV VK MUN OPP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FUND or VMO a better dividend stock?

Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. INV VK MUN OPP pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FUND or VMO?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Focus Trust	$2.30M	102.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
INV VK MUN OPP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, FUND or VMO?

Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INV VK MUN OPP has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FUND or VMO?

In the previous week, INV VK MUN OPP had 1 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for INV VK MUN OPP and 3 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. INV VK MUN OPP's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Sprott Focus Trust's score of 0.94 indicating that INV VK MUN OPP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott Focus Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
INV VK MUN OPP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust beats INV VK MUN OPP on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.