Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUND or CHW?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund $183.69M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is FUND or CHW more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUND or CSQ?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund $1.06B N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is FUND or CSQ more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APAM or FUND?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Artisan Partners Asset Management $1.20B 2.85 $290.32M $4.12 10.22 Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer AVNT or FUND?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $46.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Sprott Focus Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVNT or FUND?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Avient $3.26B 1.26 $81.90M $1.85 24.12 Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer BLK or FUND?

BlackRock currently has a consensus price target of $1,311.06, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Sprott Focus Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLK or FUND?

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio BlackRock $24.22B 7.40 $5.55B $41.84 27.66 Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors

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FUND vs. CHW, CSQ, APAM, AVNT, and BLK

Should you buy Sprott Focus Trust stock or one of its competitors? Sprott Focus Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Avient (AVNT), and BlackRock (BLK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund?

Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (NASDAQ:CHW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sprott Focus Trust	Neutral
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund	$183.69M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%.

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund?

Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	$1.06B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sprott Focus Trust	Neutral
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	Neutral

Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%.

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Artisan Partners Asset Management?

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 24.08% compared to Sprott Focus Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 73.11% beat Sprott Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	24.08%	73.11%	21.93%
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Artisan Partners Asset Management had 6 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management and 0 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Sprott Focus Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Positive
Sprott Focus Trust	Neutral

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Artisan Partners Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.78%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Sprott Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.20B	2.85	$290.32M	$4.12	10.22
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Sprott Focus Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Avient?

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $46.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sprott Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Avient has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Sprott Focus Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Avient's return on equity of 11.64% beat Sprott Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	5.10%	11.64%	4.67%
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Avient had 2 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Avient and 0 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Sprott Focus Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avient	Very Positive
Sprott Focus Trust	Neutral

Avient has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Avient pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avient	$3.26B	1.26	$81.90M	$1.85	24.12
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Avient beats Sprott Focus Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to BlackRock?

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

BlackRock has a net margin of 24.09% compared to Sprott Focus Trust's net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock's return on equity of 14.90% beat Sprott Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock	24.09%	14.90%	4.97%
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, BlackRock had 109 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for BlackRock and 0 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Sprott Focus Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock	Positive
Sprott Focus Trust	Neutral

BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $22.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. BlackRock pays out 54.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock	$24.22B	7.40	$5.55B	$41.84	27.66
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackRock currently has a consensus price target of $1,311.06, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sprott Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

BlackRock has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BlackRock beats Sprott Focus Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FUND vs. The Competition

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Metric	Sprott Focus Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$322.77M	$5.66B	$13.63B	$12.85B
Dividend Yield	5.46%	7.38%	5.89%	11.08%
P/E Ratio	N/A	39.09	29.61	24.24
Price / Sales	N/A	1,235.26	516.57	99.78
Price / Cash	N/A	48.31	38.19	53.99
Price / Book	N/A	2.13	2.18	6.20
Net Income	N/A	$416.48M	$1.31B	$348.59M
7 Day Performance	1.78%	-0.25%	-0.30%	0.08%
1 Month Performance	10.68%	2.06%	2.37%	3.88%
1 Year Performance	34.16%	5.71%	9.68%	16.98%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	$10.88 +1.5%	N/A	+34.2%	$322.77M	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund	N/A	$8.47 -0.8%	N/A	+18.4%	$0.00	$183.69M	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CSQ Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund	N/A	$20.82 +0.1%	N/A	+12.8%	$0.00	$1.06B	N/A	N/A
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	2.9294 of 5 stars	$42.52 +2.0%	$38.00 -10.6%	-9.7%	$3.38B	$1.20B	10.32	500	Insider Trade
AVNT Avient	3.405 of 5 stars	$44.31 +1.9%	$46.71 +5.4%	+19.0%	$3.99B	$3.26B	23.95	9,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade

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Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Competitors

FUND vs. CHW, CSQ, APAM, AVNT, and BLK

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund?

Is FUND or CHW more profitable?

Does the media favor FUND or CHW?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUND or CHW?

Is FUND or CHW a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FUND or CHW?

Summary

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUND or CSQ?

Is FUND or CSQ more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FUND or CSQ?

Does the media refer more to FUND or CSQ?

Is FUND or CSQ a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Artisan Partners Asset Management?

Is APAM or FUND more profitable?

Does the media favor APAM or FUND?

Which has more risk & volatility, APAM or FUND?

Do analysts prefer APAM or FUND?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APAM or FUND?

Is APAM or FUND a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APAM or FUND?

Summary

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Avient?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVNT or FUND?

Do analysts prefer AVNT or FUND?

Is AVNT or FUND more profitable?

Does the media favor AVNT or FUND?

Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or FUND?

Is AVNT or FUND a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVNT or FUND?

Summary

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to BlackRock?

Is BLK or FUND more profitable?

Does the media refer more to BLK or FUND?

Is BLK or FUND a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLK or FUND?

Do analysts prefer BLK or FUND?

Which has more volatility & risk, BLK or FUND?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLK or FUND?

Summary

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FUND vs. The Competition

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