U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors $2.58 +0.02 (+0.78%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GROW vs. LFT, SIEB, SVII, GLDI, ILLR, CHMI, KVAC, CNDA, PELI, and DSAQShould you be buying U.S. Global Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Global Investors include Lument Finance Trust (LFT), Siebert Financial (SIEB), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (SVII), ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI), Triller Group (ILLR), Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (CHMI), Keen Vision Acquisition (KVAC), Concord Acquisition Corp II (CNDA), Pelican Acquisition (PELI), and Direct Selling Acquisition (DSAQ). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. U.S. Global Investors vs. Its Competitors Lument Finance Trust Siebert Financial Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN Triller Group Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Keen Vision Acquisition Concord Acquisition Corp II Pelican Acquisition Direct Selling Acquisition Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) and U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media refer more to LFT or GROW? In the previous week, Lument Finance Trust had 2 more articles in the media than U.S. Global Investors. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lument Finance Trust and 2 mentions for U.S. Global Investors. U.S. Global Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Lument Finance Trust's score of -0.11 indicating that U.S. Global Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lument Finance Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral U.S. Global Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in LFT or GROW? 19.5% of Lument Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Lument Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LFT or GROW? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lument Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00U.S. Global Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, LFT or GROW? Lument Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Global Investors. U.S. Global Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lument Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLument Finance Trust$122.13M0.93$22.65M$0.1911.38U.S. Global Investors$8.45M3.96-$330K-$0.04-64.50 Is LFT or GROW more profitable? Lument Finance Trust has a net margin of 14.50% compared to U.S. Global Investors' net margin of -3.95%. Lument Finance Trust's return on equity of 12.51% beat U.S. Global Investors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lument Finance Trust14.50% 12.51% 2.01% U.S. Global Investors -3.95%-0.71%-0.67% Is LFT or GROW a better dividend stock? Lument Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. U.S. Global Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Lument Finance Trust pays out 126.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. U.S. Global Investors pays out -225.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lument Finance Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lument Finance Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LFT or GROW? Lument Finance Trust has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLument Finance Trust beats U.S. Global Investors on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get U.S. Global Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GROW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GROW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricU.S. Global InvestorsFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$33.44M$13.97B$12.74B$10.42BDividend Yield3.59%5.83%5.43%4.63%P/E Ratio-64.5026.77243.4526.74Price / Sales3.967.6231.26162.18Price / CashN/A15.9722.2060.63Price / Book0.752.842.336.40Net Income-$330K$557.26M$1.01B$271.71M7 Day Performance4.88%0.84%0.36%2.85%1 Month Performance8.40%3.44%3.85%9.64%1 Year Performance2.18%11.46%540.60%31.62% U.S. Global Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GROWU.S. Global Investors0.9173 of 5 stars$2.58+0.8%N/A+0.8%$33.44M$8.45M-64.5020LFTLument Finance Trust2.391 of 5 stars$2.27-2.2%N/A-13.5%$121.43M$122.13M11.94600News CoverageDividend CutSIEBSiebert Financial2.0867 of 5 stars$3.06+4.4%N/A+52.4%$121.38M$83.90M12.75120News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓SVIISpring Valley Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$12.19+1.2%N/A+9.5%$119.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeGLDIETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETNN/A$166.85+0.4%N/A+7.0%$116.80MN/A213.971,247Dividend IncreaseILLRTriller Group0.0635 of 5 stars$0.85+22.4%N/AN/A$113.11M$54.19M-0.70152News CoverageCHMICherry Hill Mortgage Investment3.9535 of 5 stars$3.03+1.9%$4.00+32.2%-28.7%$107.05M$55.80M-5.8210News CoverageDividend CutKVACKeen Vision AcquisitionN/A$11.56-0.1%N/A+8.2%$106.89MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑Gap UpCNDAConcord Acquisition Corp IIN/A$11.42flatN/AN/A$105.10MN/A0.002PELIPelican AcquisitionN/A$10.03flatN/AN/A$105.08MN/A0.001DSAQDirect Selling AcquisitionN/A$11.69flatN/AN/A$99.04MN/A0.003 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lument Finance Trust Competitors Siebert Financial Competitors Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. 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