Sprott (SII) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SII or BLX?

Boralex received 69 more outperform votes than Sprott when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.74% of users gave Boralex an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Sprott an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sprott	Outperform Votes 330 60.66%	Underperform Votes 214 39.34%
Boralex	Outperform Votes 399 62.74%	Underperform Votes 237 37.26%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SII or BLX?

Boralex has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Sprott is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boralex, 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$114.38M	14.05	C$32.26M	C$2.57	35.04
Boralex	C$952.11M	3.54	C$71.91M	C$0.68	47.43

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SII or BLX?

41.5% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Boralex shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Boralex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SII or BLX more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 28.20% compared to Boralex's net margin of 7.55%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.02% beat Boralex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%
Boralex	7.55%	4.29%	2.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or BLX?

Sprott has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boralex has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SII or BLX?

In the previous week, Boralex had 17 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Boralex and 3 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Boralex's score of 0.43 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprott	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boralex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SII or BLX?

Sprott currently has a consensus price target of C$77.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.37%. Boralex has a consensus price target of C$39.22, indicating a potential upside of 21.24%. Given Boralex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boralex 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Boralex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Is SII or BLX a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Boralex pays an annual dividend of C$0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Sprott pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boralex pays out 96.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Boralex beats Sprott on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.