U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:SVII) and U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) are both small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, SVII or GROW?

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SVII or GROW more profitable?

U.S. Global Investors has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II's net margin of 0.00%. U.S. Global Investors' return on equity of 1.05% beat Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Global Investors	5.40%	1.05%	0.99%

Does the media refer more to SVII or GROW?

In the previous week, U.S. Global Investors had 5 more articles in the media than Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for U.S. Global Investors and 4 mentions for Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II. Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat U.S. Global Investors' score of 0.19 indicating that Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
U.S. Global Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SVII or GROW?

U.S. Global Investors received 128 more outperform votes than Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A
U.S. Global Investors	Outperform Votes 128 37.43%	Underperform Votes 214 62.57%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SVII or GROW?

89.8% of Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SVII or GROW?

U.S. Global Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Global Investors	$9.42M	3.02	$1.33M	$0.03	71.00

Summary

U.S. Global Investors beats Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.