Clairvest Group (CVG) Competitors

Sprott (TSE:SII) and Clairvest Group (TSE:CVG) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Do analysts rate SII or CVG?

Sprott presently has a consensus target price of C$93.33, suggesting a potential downside of 20.49%. Given Sprott's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sprott is more favorable than Clairvest Group.

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
Clairvest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer SII or CVG?

In the previous week, Sprott had 1 more articles in the media than Clairvest Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sprott and 1 mentions for Clairvest Group. Clairvest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sprott's score of 0.80 indicating that Clairvest Group 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clairvest Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SII or CVG?

Sprott has a beta of 1.181074, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clairvest Group has a beta of 0.025243, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SII or CVG?

Clairvest Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sprott. Clairvest Group 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	C$186.32M	16.25	C$32.26M	C$1.94	60.51
Clairvest Group	C$173.09M	5.82	C$83.21M	C$8.35	8.51

Is SII or CVG a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Clairvest Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Sprott pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clairvest Group pays out 1.2% 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.

Is SII or CVG more profitable?

Clairvest Group has a net margin of 66.09% compared to Sprott's net margin of 28.20%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.02% beat Clairvest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%
Clairvest Group	66.09%	7.14%	0.17%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SII or CVG?

21.6% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Clairvest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 82.3% of Clairvest Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sprott beats Clairvest Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.