Canadian Banc (BK) Competitors

Canadian Banc (TSE:BK) and Sprott (TSE:SII) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BK or SII?

Sprott received 266 more outperform votes than Canadian Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.95% of users gave Canadian Banc an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Sprott an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Banc	Outperform Votes 64 60.95%	Underperform Votes 41 39.05%
Sprott	Outperform Votes 330 60.66%	Underperform Votes 214 39.34%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BK or SII?

41.5% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BK or SII?

Canadian Banc has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BK or SII more profitable?

Canadian Banc has a net margin of 59.55% compared to Sprott's net margin of 28.20%. Canadian Banc's return on equity of 21.73% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Banc	59.55%	21.73%	10.66%
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BK or SII?

Canadian Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Canadian Banc 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
Canadian Banc	C$119.67M	3.36	C$71.26M	C$2.07	5.64
Sprott	C$114.38M	13.45	C$32.26M	C$2.57	33.54

Does the media refer more to BK or SII?

In the previous week, Sprott had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Banc. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sprott and 0 mentions for Canadian Banc. Canadian Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Sprott's score of 0.20 indicating that Canadian Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Banc	Positive
Sprott	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BK or SII?

Sprott has a consensus price target of C$77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.53%. Given Sprott's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sprott is more favorable than Canadian Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is BK or SII a better dividend stock?

Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Canadian Banc pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sprott pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sprott beats Canadian Banc on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.