U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors

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 Investors	1.81%	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)	0.00
Strawberry 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Global Investors	$10.98M	2.93	$1.33M	N/A	N/A
Strawberry Fields REIT	$126.56M	1.01	$2.50M	$0.58	17.64

Summary

Strawberry Fields REIT beats U.S. Global Investors on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.