Analyzing Sprott (NYSE:SII) and Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP)

Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) and Sprott (NYSE:SII) 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, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gryphon Digital Mining and Sprott, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Sprott 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 and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gryphon Digital Mining	$6.84 million	2.17	-$11.58 million	N/A	N/A
Sprott	$169.02 million	6.76	$41.80 million	$1.82	24.32

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 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.

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.