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 1.72 and SII reads 0.00; on ev/ebitda, AXP reads 119.0 and SII reads 1158.5. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AXP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AXP | SII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $308.07 | $116.07 |
| Market cap | $209.2B | $3.0B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 18.7 | 44.5 |
| P/B | 6.10 | 8.15 |
| P/S | 2.75 | 10.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 119.0 | 1158.5 |
| Revenue growth | +10.7% | +17.5% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 23.6% |
| Return on equity | 33.4% | 18.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.7% | 12.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.92 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.82 | 6.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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