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

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), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), and Avient (AVNT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

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

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

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund$183.69MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust and 2 mentions for Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund's score of 1.57 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
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)
Very Positive

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.8% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust beats Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.8% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund both had 3 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's score of 1.50 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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)
Very Positive

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund$1.06BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to T. Rowe Price Group?

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
T. Rowe Price Group$7.31B3.05$2.09B$9.9710.49
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.8% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 29.26% compared to Sprott Focus Trust's net margin of 0.00%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.91% beat Sprott Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
T. Rowe Price Group29.26% 20.91% 15.68%
Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 7 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 3 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.06 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
T. Rowe Price Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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)
Very Positive

T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years.

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus price target of $105.92, indicating a potential upside of 1.25%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
T. Rowe Price Group
3 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.85
Sprott Focus Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats Sprott Focus Trust on 11 of the 15 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. 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 a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

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 Management24.08% 73.11% 21.93%
Sprott Focus Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Sprott Focus Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust and 0 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Artisan Partners Asset Management's score of 0.00 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.69%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
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, 54.8% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management$1.20B2.37$290.32M$4.128.47
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Sprott Focus Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sprott Focus Trust compare to Avient?

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

Avient has a consensus price target of $46.71, indicating a potential upside of 13.54%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Sprott Focus Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sprott Focus Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Avient
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott Focus Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sprott Focus TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Avient$3.26B1.16$81.90M$1.8522.24

12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 54.8% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Avient had 4 more articles in the media than Sprott Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avient and 3 mentions for Sprott Focus Trust. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Avient's score of 0.50 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the 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)
Very Positive
Avient
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 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
Sprott Focus TrustN/A N/A N/A
Avient 5.10%11.64%4.67%

Summary

Avient beats Sprott Focus Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FUND vs. The Competition

MetricSprott Focus TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$285.09M$5.18B$13.39B$13.18B
Dividend Yield6.42%7.56%6.03%16.78%
P/E RatioN/A29.4324.5026.04
Price / SalesN/A1,187.85498.42103.09
Price / CashN/A47.7746.4551.75
Price / BookN/A3.492.706.31
Net IncomeN/A$417.69M$1.32B$362.16M
7 Day Performance-3.02%-0.71%-1.04%-1.66%
1 Month Performance-11.14%4.84%0.36%-4.50%
1 Year Performance14.95%11.38%11.52%2.06%

Sprott Focus Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FUND
Sprott Focus Trust
N/A$9.65
+0.4%
N/A+15.4%$285.09MN/AN/AN/A
CHW
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
N/A$8.07
-0.6%
N/A+5.4%$0.00$183.69MN/AN/A
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$20.39
0.0%
N/A+5.6%$0.00$1.06BN/AN/A
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
3.0437 of 5 stars
$104.05
-0.4%
$105.92
+1.8%
+2.9%$22.29B$7.31B10.447,773
APAM
Artisan Partners Asset Management
1.8164 of 5 stars
$36.18
-0.7%
$38.00
+5.0%
-18.7%$2.95B$1.25B8.78567

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This page (NASDAQ:FUND) was last updated on 10/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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