First Internet Bancorp (INBK) Competitors

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and First Internet Bancorp (NASDAQ:INBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SII or INBK?

Sprott has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Internet Bancorp. First Internet Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$169.02M	6.60	$41.80M	$1.82	23.74
First Internet Bancorp	$339.23M	0.82	$25.28M	$2.89	11.11

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or INBK?

Sprott has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Internet Bancorp has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SII or INBK?

First Internet Bancorp received 251 more outperform votes than Sprott when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.65% of users gave First Internet Bancorp an outperform vote while only 39.29% of users gave Sprott an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sprott	Outperform Votes 11 39.29%	Underperform Votes 17 60.71%
First Internet Bancorp	Outperform Votes 262 61.65%	Underperform Votes 163 38.35%

Do analysts prefer SII or INBK?

First Internet Bancorp has a consensus price target of $41.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.02%. Given First Internet Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Internet Bancorp is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
First Internet Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to SII or INBK?

In the previous week, Sprott had 1 more articles in the media than First Internet Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sprott and 1 mentions for First Internet Bancorp. First Internet Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Sprott's score of 0.00 indicating that First Internet Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Internet Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SII or INBK a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Internet Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sprott pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Internet Bancorp pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SII or INBK?

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of First Internet Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of First Internet Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SII or INBK more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 27.38% compared to First Internet Bancorp's net margin of 7.45%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.02% beat First Internet Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	27.38%	15.02%	11.91%
First Internet Bancorp	7.45%	5.86%	0.40%

Summary

Sprott beats First Internet Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.