Sprott (SII) Competitors

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is SII or WPM a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sprott pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 48.5% 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. Sprott has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Wheaton Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

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

28.3% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SII or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 42.45% compared to Sprott's net margin of 27.53%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.34% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	27.53%	15.34%	12.47%
Wheaton Precious Metals	42.45%	10.32%	10.10%

Does the media prefer SII or WPM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 17 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 5 mentions for Sprott. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Sprott's score of 0.32 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SII or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Sprott is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, 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	$170.57M	10.70	$49.29M	$1.92	36.85
Wheaton Precious Metals	$1.46B	28.99	$529.14M	$1.36	68.47

Do analysts prefer SII or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $93.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.13%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or WPM?

Sprott has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Sprott on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.