Canadian Banc (BK) Competitors

Canadian Banc (TSE:BK) and Sprott (TSE:SII) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts recommend BK or SII?

Sprott has a consensus target price of C$88.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.76%. Given Sprott's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sprott is more favorable than Canadian Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sprott	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BK or SII a better dividend stock?

Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Sprott pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Canadian Banc pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sprott pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Canadian Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BK or SII?

0.1% of Canadian Banc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BK or SII?

In the previous week, Canadian Banc and Canadian Banc both had 2 articles in the media. Canadian Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Sprott's score of 0.55 indicating that Canadian Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BK or SII?

Canadian Banc has a beta of 0.883081, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.086854, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BK or SII?

Canadian Banc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sprott. Canadian Banc 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
Canadian Banc	C$137.20M	3.62	C$71.26M	C$3.45	3.77
Sprott	C$186.32M	12.98	C$32.26M	C$1.94	48.31

Is BK or SII more profitable?

Canadian Banc has a net margin of 59.55% compared to Sprott's net margin of 28.20%. Canadian Banc's return on equity of 21.73% beat Sprott's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Banc	59.55%	21.73%	10.66%
Sprott	28.20%	15.02%	10.25%

Summary

Sprott beats Canadian Banc on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.