U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors $2.45 +0.03 (+1.24%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.46 +0.01 (+0.61%) As of 07/11/2025 07:48 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GROW vs. STRW, GPMT, PLAO, ILLR, CFFS, SVII, LFT, PLMJ, GLDI, and TCOAShould you be buying U.S. Global Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Global Investors include Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW), Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition (PLAO), Triller Group (ILLR), CF Acquisition Corp. VII (CFFS), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (SVII), Lument Finance Trust (LFT), Plum Acquisition Corp. III (PLMJ), ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI), and Zalatoris Acquisition (TCOA). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. U.S. Global Investors vs. Its Competitors Strawberry Fields REIT Granite Point Mortgage Trust Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Triller Group CF Acquisition Corp. VII Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II Lument Finance Trust Plum Acquisition Corp. III ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN Zalatoris Acquisition U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) and Strawberry Fields REIT (NASDAQ:STRW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation. Is GROW or STRW more profitable? Strawberry Fields REIT has a net margin of 2.98% compared to U.S. Global Investors' net margin of 1.81%. Strawberry Fields REIT's return on equity of 6.64% beat U.S. Global Investors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets U.S. Global Investors1.81% 0.34% 0.32% Strawberry Fields REIT 2.98%6.64%0.52% Is GROW or STRW a better dividend stock? U.S. Global Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Strawberry Fields REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Strawberry Fields REIT pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Strawberry Fields REIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Strawberry Fields REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend GROW or STRW? Strawberry Fields REIT has a consensus price target of $11.83, suggesting a potential upside of 15.59%. Given Strawberry Fields REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Strawberry Fields REIT is more favorable than U.S. Global Investors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score U.S. Global Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Strawberry Fields REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, GROW or STRW? U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strawberry Fields REIT has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GROW or STRW? In the previous week, U.S. Global Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Strawberry Fields REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for U.S. Global Investors and 3 mentions for Strawberry Fields REIT. Strawberry Fields REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat U.S. Global Investors' score of 0.03 indicating that Strawberry Fields REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Global Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Strawberry Fields REIT 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GROW or STRW? 23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Strawberry Fields REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GROW or STRW? Strawberry Fields REIT has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Global Investors. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. Global Investors$10.98M2.93$1.33MN/AN/AStrawberry Fields REIT$126.56M1.01$2.50M$0.5817.64 SummaryStrawberry Fields REIT 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GROW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$31.81M$13.71B$12.05B$9.10BDividend Yield3.72%5.74%5.52%4.00%P/E RatioN/A34.9119.2020.27Price / Sales2.936.9725.3998.73Price / Cash28.0116.2221.6458.16Price / Book0.692.762.285.49Net Income$1.33M$572.21M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance-1.21%0.20%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance2.94%5.69%2.78%7.67%1 Year Performance-8.24%10.29%536.06%16.43% U.S. Global Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GROWU.S. Global Investors1.5434 of 5 stars$2.45+1.2%N/A-6.1%$31.81M$10.98M0.0020STRWStrawberry Fields REIT3.4679 of 5 stars$9.96-2.1%$11.83+18.7%N/A$126.57M$126.56M19.538GPMTGranite Point Mortgage Trust2.7853 of 5 stars$2.51-2.3%$2.75+9.6%-20.3%$124.40M$185.55M-0.8130News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPLAOPatria Latin American Opportunity AcquisitionN/A$11.85flatN/AN/A$121.95MN/A0.00N/AILLRTriller GroupN/A$0.72-3.8%N/AN/A$121.10M$54.19M0.00152CFFSCF Acquisition Corp. VIIN/A$11.28flatN/AN/A$115.96MN/A0.003SVIISpring Valley Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$11.78+0.4%N/A+6.1%$115.89MN/A0.00N/ALFTLument Finance Trust1.0513 of 5 stars$2.12-3.2%N/A-13.0%$114.59M$31.09M10.10600PLMJPlum Acquisition Corp. IIIN/A$11.08-6.9%N/A+2.5%$113.08MN/A0.002Gap DownGLDIETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETNN/A$160.58-0.2%N/A+7.1%$112.41MN/A205.931,247Positive NewsDividend IncreaseTCOAZalatoris AcquisitionN/A$10.51flatN/AN/A$112.14MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Strawberry Fields REIT Competitors Granite Point Mortgage Trust Competitors Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Competitors Triller Group Competitors CF Acquisition Corp. VII Competitors Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II Competitors Lument Finance Trust Competitors Plum Acquisition Corp. 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