Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Competitors $5.59 +0.09 (+1.64%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.64 +0.05 (+0.89%) As of 07/18/2025 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AENT vs. GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, RYI, STKL, MGPI, AMRK, ASPN, and CLMBShould you be buying Alliance Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alliance Entertainment include Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), and Climb Global Solutions (CLMB). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Alliance Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Vestis Ituran Location and Control Ryerson SunOpta MGP Ingredients A-Mark Precious Metals Aspen Aerogels Climb Global Solutions Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) and Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is AENT or GIC more profitable? Global Industrial has a net margin of 4.67% compared to Alliance Entertainment's net margin of 1.10%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 21.85% beat Alliance Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliance Entertainment1.10% 15.59% 3.86% Global Industrial 4.67%21.85%11.47% Which has more risk & volatility, AENT or GIC? Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Industrial has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AENT or GIC? In the previous week, Global Industrial had 1 more articles in the media than Alliance Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Global Industrial and 0 mentions for Alliance Entertainment. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Global Industrial'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Alliance Entertainment Neutral Global Industrial Neutral Do analysts prefer AENT or GIC? Alliance Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.89%. Given Alliance Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Global Industrial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliance Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Global Industrial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, AENT or GIC? Global Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Entertainment. Global Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliance Entertainment$1.07B0.27$4.58M$0.2423.29Global Industrial$1.32B0.79$61M$1.5817.05 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AENT or GIC? 0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.9% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGlobal Industrial beats Alliance Entertainment on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alliance Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AENT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AENT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AENT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlliance EntertainmentMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$280.26M$17.09B$8.39B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A2.55%3.19%4.03%P/E Ratio23.2940.5820.8619.77Price / Sales0.272.923.3197.25Price / Cash24.7517.5416.6258.27Price / Book3.252.034.815.65Net Income$4.58M-$285.69M$215.29M$257.91M7 Day Performance6.68%3.47%5.39%3.35%1 Month Performance83.28%13.35%38.62%11.09%1 Year Performance116.67%48.81%14.96%18.99% Alliance Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AENTAlliance Entertainment2.8822 of 5 stars$5.59+1.6%$10.00+78.9%+116.7%$280.26M$1.07B23.29847GICGlobal Industrial3.0268 of 5 stars$27.54-0.6%N/A-21.0%$1.06B$1.31B17.431,845CAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.7394 of 5 stars$20.70-0.1%N/A+8.2%$788.44M$4.02B25.872,220News CoverageVSTSVestis3.6802 of 5 stars$5.95-3.2%$9.25+55.6%-48.0%$783.45M$2.73B-33.0310,800ITRNIturan Location and Control3.9641 of 5 stars$39.32-0.1%$50.00+27.2%+50.6%$782.23M$337.69M14.142,892Positive NewsRYIRyerson1.8056 of 5 stars$23.39-1.6%$25.00+6.9%-4.1%$753.09M$4.60B-106.314,200STKLSunOpta3.8449 of 5 stars$6.14-1.9%$9.50+54.7%+14.8%$721.71M$740.93M-47.231,248News CoveragePositive NewsMGPIMGP Ingredients3.8016 of 5 stars$29.91-3.7%$50.33+68.3%-62.5%$636.19M$703.62M66.47690Positive NewsAMRKA-Mark Precious Metals4.8422 of 5 stars$23.58-2.4%$33.00+39.9%-40.5%$580.54M$9.70B15.93380Positive NewsASPNAspen Aerogels3.789 of 5 stars$6.58-3.7%$18.44+180.5%-69.7%$539.87M$452.70M-1.88420News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCLMBClimb Global Solutions3.9216 of 5 stars$109.28+1.0%$136.00+24.5%+50.8%$502.91M$511.23M25.59270News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIC Alternatives CAPL Alternatives VSTS Alternatives ITRN Alternatives RYI Alternatives STKL Alternatives MGPI Alternatives AMRK Alternatives ASPN Alternatives CLMB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AENT) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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