U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors

Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) and U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GPMT or GROW?

U.S. Global Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Granite Point Mortgage Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$185.55M	0.72	-$207.05M	-$2.12	-1.33
U.S. Global Investors	$10.98M	2.84	$1.33M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to GPMT or GROW?

In the previous week, Granite Point Mortgage Trust had 6 more articles in the media than U.S. Global Investors. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Granite Point Mortgage Trust and 3 mentions for U.S. Global Investors. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat U.S. Global Investors' score of 0.08 indicating that Granite Point Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U.S. Global Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GPMT or GROW?

Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GPMT or GROW a better dividend stock?

Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. U.S. Global Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays out -9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is GPMT or GROW more profitable?

U.S. Global Investors has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Granite Point Mortgage Trust's net margin of -59.38%. U.S. Global Investors' return on equity of 0.34% beat Granite Point Mortgage Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	-59.38%	-26.91%	-7.96%
U.S. Global Investors	1.81%	0.34%	0.32%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GPMT or GROW?

51.6% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust 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.

Do analysts rate GPMT or GROW?

Granite Point Mortgage Trust currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Given Granite Point Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Granite Point Mortgage Trust is more favorable than U.S. Global Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
U.S. Global Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Granite Point Mortgage Trust beats U.S. Global Investors on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.