Sprott (SII) Competitors

OneMain (NYSE:OMF) and Sprott (NYSE:SII) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to OMF or SII?

In the previous week, OneMain had 6 more articles in the media than Sprott. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for OneMain and 4 mentions for Sprott. Sprott's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat OneMain's score of 1.37 indicating that Sprott is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OneMain	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sprott	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is OMF or SII more profitable?

Sprott has a net margin of 27.38% compared to OneMain's net margin of 10.19%. OneMain's return on equity of 18.39% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneMain	10.19%	18.39%	2.34%
Sprott	27.38%	15.02%	11.91%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OMF or SII?

OneMain received 478 more outperform votes than Sprott when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.40% of users gave OneMain an outperform vote while only 41.38% of users gave Sprott an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OneMain	Outperform Votes 490 66.40%	Underperform Votes 248 33.60%
Sprott	Outperform Votes 12 41.38%	Underperform Votes 17 58.62%

Which has more risk and volatility, OMF or SII?

OneMain has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OMF or SII?

85.8% of OneMain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OneMain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Sprott shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OMF or SII?

OneMain has higher revenue and earnings than Sprott. OneMain 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
OneMain	$4.54B	1.26	$509M	$4.24	11.34
Sprott	$168.35M	7.98	$41.80M	$1.90	27.40

Do analysts rate OMF or SII?

OneMain presently has a consensus target price of $58.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.97%. Given OneMain's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe OneMain is more favorable than Sprott.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneMain	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is OMF or SII a better dividend stock?

OneMain pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. OneMain pays out 98.1% 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 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

OneMain beats Sprott on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.