Wall Financial (WFC) Competitors

Sprott (TSE:SII) and Wall Financial (TSE:WFC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

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

41.5% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Wall Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.7% of Wall Financial 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.

Does the media refer more to SII or WFC?

In the previous week, Wall Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Wall Financial and 2 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Wall Financial's score of 0.06 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the 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
Wall Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SII or WFC a better dividend stock?

Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wall Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Sprott pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wall Financial pays out 387.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, SII or WFC?

Sprott has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wall Financial has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SII or WFC?

Sprott presently has a consensus target price of C$83.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.29%. Given Sprott's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sprott is more favorable than Wall Financial.

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
Wall Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SII or WFC more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 28.20% compared to Wall Financial's net margin of 12.82%. Sprott's return on equity of 15.02% beat Wall Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%
Wall Financial	12.82%	14.98%	4.20%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SII or WFC?

Sprott has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wall Financial. Wall Financial 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$114.38M	14.79	C$32.26M	C$2.57	36.88
Wall Financial	C$193.65M	2.90	C$24.83M	C$0.77	22.61

Summary

Sprott beats Wall Financial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.