Reviewing Sprott (NYSE:SII) & SOS (NYSE:SOS)

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

Volatility and Risk

Sprott has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SOS has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of SOS shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Sprott shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of SOS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sprott and SOS’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%
SOS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sprott and SOS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprott	0	0	0	1	4.00
SOS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprott	$169.02 million	6.41	$41.80 million	$1.82	23.05
SOS	$92.42 million	0.01	-$3.65 million	N/A	N/A

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than SOS.

Summary

Sprott beats SOS on 10 of the 11 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 SOS

SOS Limited provides data mining and analysis services to corporate and individual members in the People's Republic of China. It provides marketing data, technology, and solutions for insurance companies; emergency rescue services; and insurance product and health care information portals. The company operates SOS cloud emergency rescue service software as a service platform that offers basic cloud products, such as medical rescue, auto rescue, financial rescue, and life rescue cards; cooperative cloud systems, including information rescue center, intelligent big data, and intelligent software and hardware; and information cloud systems, such as newsToday and E-commerce Today, 10086 hot-line center, information security services, and marketing-related data. It also focuses on cryptocurrency mining, blockchain-based insurance, and security management businesses. The company serves insurance companies, financial institutions, medical institutions, healthcare providers, and other service providers in the emergency rescue services industry. The company is based in Qingdao, the People's Republic of China.