Sprott (SII) Competitors

Keyera (TSE:KEY) and Sprott (TSE:SII) are both banking companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

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

48.3% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KEY or SII?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. Keyera 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
Keyera	C$7.27B	1.42	C$449.23M	C$2.31	19.55
Sprott	C$186.32M	16.10	C$32.26M	C$1.94	59.93

Does the media refer more to KEY or SII?

In the previous week, Keyera had 8 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Keyera and 1 mentions for Sprott. Keyera's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Sprott's score of 0.00 indicating that Keyera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is KEY or SII a better dividend stock?

Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Keyera pays out 90.0% 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 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, KEY or SII?

Keyera has a beta of 0.564997, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.181074, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KEY or SII?

Keyera presently has a consensus price target of C$51.36, suggesting a potential upside of 13.76%. Sprott has a consensus price target of C$93.33, suggesting a potential downside of 19.72%. Given Keyera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Keyera is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is KEY or SII more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 28.20% compared to Keyera's net margin of 5.97%. Keyera's return on equity of 16.05% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keyera	5.97%	16.05%	6.15%
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%

Summary

Keyera beats Sprott on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.