Wall Financial (WFC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WFC or SII?

0.0% of Wall Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.7% of Wall Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Sprott shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, WFC or SII?

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

Does the media prefer WFC or SII?

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 0.70 beat Wall Financial's score of 0.04 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is WFC or SII a better dividend stock?

Wall Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.1%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. Sprott pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend WFC or SII?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wall Financial	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

Which has better earnings and valuation, WFC or SII?

Sprott has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Wall Financial	C$193.65M	2.90	C$24.83M	C$0.77	22.62
Sprott	C$114.38M	14.79	C$32.26M	C$2.57	36.88

Is WFC or SII 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
Wall Financial	12.82%	14.98%	4.20%
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%

Summary

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