Critical Comparison: Sprott (NYSE:SII) & Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0	0	2	1	3.33
Integrated Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sprott and Integrated Ventures”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$168.35 million	6.52	$41.80 million	$1.90	22.39
Integrated Ventures	$5.86 million	0.28	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-0.34

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than Integrated Ventures. Integrated Ventures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Sprott has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.29, suggesting that its share price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sprott and Integrated Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprott	27.38%	15.02%	11.91%
Integrated Ventures	-123.41%	N/A	-98.49%

Summary

Sprott beats Integrated Ventures on 12 of the 14 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 Integrated Ventures

Integrated Ventures, Inc. engages in the mining of digital currency. The company manufactures and sells mining equipment and mining rigs; as well as develops blockchain software. It also provides transaction verification services for digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Quant, and Dogecoin. The company is based in Tioga, Pennsylvania.