Sprott (SII) Competitors

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SII or PAAS?

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SII or PAAS more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 25.21% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 16.80%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.04% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	25.21%	15.04%	12.25%
Pan American Silver	16.80%	11.49%	7.61%

Is SII or PAAS a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sprott pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 33.1% 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 Pan American Silver has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SII or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Pan American Silver 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	$178.65M	12.71	$49.29M	$1.93	45.61
Pan American Silver	$2.82B	6.14	$111.50M	$1.45	28.30

Does the media favor SII or PAAS?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 9 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pan American Silver and 6 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.75 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pan American Silver	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SII or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.16%. Given Pan American Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or PAAS?

Sprott has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sprott and Pan American Silver tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.