AMERICAN EXPRESS CO vs Sprott Inc., two Mortgage Finance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AXP and SII diverge most: on debt / equity, AXP reads 1.78 and SII reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), AXP reads 0.89 and SII reads 6.66. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AXP's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AXP | SII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $355.35 | $104.09 |
| Market cap | $243.8B | $2.7B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 22.2 | 39.9 |
| P/B | 7.17 | 7.31 |
| P/S | 3.29 | 9.42 |
| Revenue growth | +10.5% | +17.5% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 23.6% |
| Return on equity | 33.0% | 18.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 12.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.92 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.89 | 6.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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