Sprott (NYSE:SII) & Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) Critical Review

Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Sprott and Gryphon Digital Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	27.38%	15.02%	11.91%
Gryphon Digital Mining	N/A	N/A	-133.06%

Volatility and Risk

Sprott has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gryphon Digital Mining has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sprott and Gryphon Digital Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0	0	1	1	3.50
Gryphon Digital Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sprott and Gryphon Digital Mining”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$169.02 million	6.60	$41.80 million	$1.82	23.74
Gryphon Digital Mining	$6.84 million	2.22	-$11.58 million	N/A	N/A

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than Gryphon Digital Mining.

Summary

Sprott beats Gryphon Digital Mining on 11 of the 12 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 Gryphon Digital Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. operates as a bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates mining computers and ESG-led mining. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.