SURO Capital (SSSS) Competitors

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Is ASA or SSSS a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. SURO Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. SURO Capital pays out -52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to ASA or SSSS?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 13 more articles in the media than SURO Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 3 mentions for SURO Capital. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat SURO Capital's score of 1.34 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
SURO Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ASA or SSSS?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SURO Capital has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASA or SSSS?

13.0% of SURO Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of SURO Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASA or SSSS?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SURO Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SURO Capital	$4.67M	44.58	-$38.12M	-$1.89	-4.61

Is ASA or SSSS more profitable?

SURO Capital has a net margin of 2,015.55% compared to ASA Gold and Precious Metals' net margin of 0.00%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat SURO Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
SURO Capital	2,015.55%	-6.10%	-4.25%

Do analysts rate ASA or SSSS?

SURO Capital has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.74%. Given SURO Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SURO Capital is more favorable than ASA Gold and Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SURO Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

SURO Capital beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.