Financial Comparison: Sprott (NYSE:SII) versus Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH)

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Mercurity Fintech (NASDAQ:MFH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sprott and Mercurity Fintech’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$148.07 million	7.21	$41.80 million	$1.79	23.06
Mercurity Fintech	$450,000.00	172.75	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than Mercurity Fintech.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Mercurity Fintech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sprott and Mercurity Fintech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0	0	0	1	4.00
Mercurity Fintech	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Sprott and Mercurity Fintech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	28.76%	15.15%	11.98%
Mercurity Fintech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Sprott has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercurity Fintech has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sprott beats Mercurity Fintech on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sprott

Sprott Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides asset management, portfolio management, wealth management, fund management, and administrative and consulting services to its clients. It offers mutual funds, hedge funds, and offshore funds, along with managed accounts. Further, the firm also provides broker-dealer activities. Sprott Inc. was formed on February 13, 2008 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Mercurity Fintech

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. operates as a fintech company powered by blockchain. The company provides digital asset trading infrastructure solutions based on internet and blockchain technologies for cryptocurrency traders; and asset digitalization platform, which offers blockchain-based digitalization solutions for traditional assets, such as fiat currencies, bonds, and precious metals. It also offers cryptocurrency mining services that provides computing power to the mining pool; and digital consultation services, such as digital payment solutions, asset management, and online and traditional brokerage services. The company was formerly known as JMU Limited and changed its name to Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. in April 2020. Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.