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 dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to SII or WPM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 9 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 8 mentions for Sprott. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Sprott's score of 1.40 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 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 WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 47.46% compared to Sprott's net margin of 25.21%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.04% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	25.21%	15.04%	12.25%
Wheaton Precious Metals	47.46%	11.96%	11.64%

Is SII or WPM a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sprott pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 38.2% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Wheaton Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	$178.65M	9.59	$49.29M	$1.93	34.42
Wheaton Precious Metals	$1.28B	36.25	$529.14M	$1.73	59.30

Do analysts rate SII or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $97.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.12%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, SII or WPM?

Sprott has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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