Sprott (SII) Competitors

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SII or QFIN?

Qifu Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Qifu Technology 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	10.10	$49.29M	$1.92	36.42
Qifu Technology	$2.35B	2.87	$858.21M	$6.52	6.57

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SII or QFIN?

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Qifu Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SII or QFIN?

Sprott has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SII or QFIN?

In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 14 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Qifu Technology and 1 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Qifu Technology's score of 0.86 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qifu Technology	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SII or QFIN more profitable?

Qifu Technology has a net margin of 38.99% compared to Sprott's net margin of 27.53%. Qifu Technology's return on equity of 29.73% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	27.53%	15.34%	12.47%
Qifu Technology	38.99%	29.73%	13.97%

Do analysts recommend SII or QFIN?

Qifu Technology has a consensus price target of $51.73, indicating a potential upside of 20.73%. Given Qifu Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Qifu Technology 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Qifu Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SII or QFIN a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Qifu Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sprott pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Qifu Technology pays out 21.2% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Qifu Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Qifu Technology beats Sprott on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.