Contrasting BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) and Sprott (NYSE:SII)

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

Volatility & Risk

Sprott has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sprott and BitFuFu”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$169.02 million	6.58	$41.80 million	$1.79	24.02
BitFuFu	$423.70 million	1.32	$10.49 million	N/A	N/A

Sprott has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BitFuFu.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sprott and BitFuFu, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	26.46%	13.50%	10.67%
BitFuFu	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sprott beats BitFuFu on 7 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 BitFuFu

BitFuFu Inc. provides digital asset mining and cloud-mining services in Singapore. It also offers miner rental, and miner hosting and sales services to institutional customers and individual digital asset enthusiasts. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.