U.S. Global Investors (GROW) Competitors

U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) and Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (NASDAQ:PPYA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is GROW or PPYA more profitable?

U.S. Global Investors has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I's net margin of 0.00%. U.S. Global Investors' return on equity of 1.05% beat Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Global Investors	5.40%	1.05%	0.99%
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I	N/A	N/A	-10.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GROW or PPYA?

U.S. Global Investors received 128 more outperform votes than Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Global Investors	Outperform Votes 128 37.65%	Underperform Votes 212 62.35%
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to GROW or PPYA?

In the previous week, U.S. Global Investors had 8 more articles in the media than Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for U.S. Global Investors and 0 mentions for Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I. U.S. Global Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I's score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Global Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Global Investors	Neutral
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GROW or PPYA?

Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Global Investors.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Global Investors	$9.42M	2.99	$1.33M	$0.03	70.33
Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I	N/A	N/A	$1.88M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GROW or PPYA?

23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.0% of Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, GROW or PPYA?

U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

U.S. Global Investors beats Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.