How to buy Sprott Focus Trust stock (FUND)

Sprott Focus Trust is an asset management business based in the US. Sprott Focus Trust shares (FUND) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $7.25 – a decrease of 6.21% over the previous week.

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Sprott Focus Trust stock price (NASDAQ: FUND)

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Sprott Focus Trust shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$7.25
52-week range	$6.89 - $8.01
50-day moving average more info button	$7.90
200-day moving average more info button	$7.78
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio more info button	13.0714
Dividend yield more info button	$0.498 (8.26%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.56

Is it a good time to buy Sprott Focus Trust stock?

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Sprott Focus Trust price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.27 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.95%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-8.90%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-4.88%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-1.76%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-8.09%
2 years (2022-12-21)	4.74%
3 years (2021-12-21)	7.74%
5 years (2019-12-20)	47.17%

Is Sprott Focus Trust stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Sprott Focus Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Sprott Focus Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Sprott Focus Trust's P/E ratio

Sprott Focus Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Sprott Focus Trust shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Sprott Focus Trust financials

Revenue TTM	$8.4 million
Operating margin TTM	66.67%
Gross profit TTM	$6.8 million
Return on assets TTM	1.31%
Return on equity TTM	10.57%
Profit margin	327.25%
Book value	$8.54
Market Capitalization more info button	$218.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Sprott Focus Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 90.95% of net profits

Recently Sprott Focus Trust has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sprott Focus Trust shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sprott Focus Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $0.498 per share.

Sprott Focus Trust's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Sprott Focus Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 27 December 2018. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Sprott Focus Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sprott Focus Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.8864 up to $8.0084. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Sprott Focus Trust's is 1.061. This would suggest that Sprott Focus Trust's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Sprott Focus Trust overview

Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP. The fund is co-managed by Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Index.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Sprott Focus Trust is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 52.277% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are held by insiders and 62.723% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Sprott Focus Trust?
Sprott Focus Trust's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Sprott Focus Trust based?
Sprott Focus Trust's address is: 200 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 2J1 What is Sprott Focus Trust's ISIN number?
Sprott Focus Trust's international securities identification number is: US85208J1097 What is Sprott Focus Trust's CUSIP number?
Sprott Focus Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 01663K101