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AENT vs. WKC, RYZ, DSGR, ITRN, and GIC

Should you buy Alliance Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Alliance Entertainment with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Alliance Entertainment include World Kinect (WKC), Ryerson (RYZ), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), and Global Industrial (GIC). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to World Kinect?

Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Alliance Entertainment has a net margin of 2.01% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. Alliance Entertainment's return on equity of 20.37% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	20.37%	5.69%
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%

Alliance Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06B	0.32	$15.08M	$0.44	15.23
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A

Alliance Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.25%. World Kinect has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Given Alliance Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

In the previous week, Alliance Entertainment and Alliance Entertainment both had 6 articles in the media. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat World Kinect's score of 0.82 indicating that Alliance Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
World Kinect	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of World Kinect shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alliance Entertainment beats World Kinect on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Ryerson?

Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) and Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Alliance Entertainment has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Ryerson's net margin of -0.93%. Alliance Entertainment's return on equity of 20.37% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryerson	-0.93%	-3.43%	-1.13%
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	20.37%	5.69%

In the previous week, Alliance Entertainment had 4 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliance Entertainment and 2 mentions for Ryerson. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Ryerson's score of -0.12 indicating that Alliance Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryerson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alliance Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

94.8% of Ryerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Ryerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alliance Entertainment has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Alliance Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryerson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Alliance Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Ryerson has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Alliance Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ryerson. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryerson	$4.57B	0.29	-$56.40M	-$1.48	N/A
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06B	0.32	$15.08M	$0.44	15.23

Summary

Alliance Entertainment beats Ryerson on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Distribution Solutions Group?

Distribution Solutions Group (NASDAQ:DSGR) and Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Alliance Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Distribution Solutions Group. Alliance Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Distribution Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Distribution Solutions Group	$1.98B	0.63	$8.35M	$0.12	224.58
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06B	0.32	$15.08M	$0.44	15.23

Alliance Entertainment has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Distribution Solutions Group's net margin of 0.27%. Alliance Entertainment's return on equity of 20.37% beat Distribution Solutions Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Distribution Solutions Group	0.27%	8.49%	3.13%
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	20.37%	5.69%

In the previous week, Alliance Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Distribution Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliance Entertainment and 3 mentions for Distribution Solutions Group. Distribution Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Alliance Entertainment's score of 1.35 indicating that Distribution Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Distribution Solutions Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alliance Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Distribution Solutions Group has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

91.6% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 78.8% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Distribution Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.73%. Alliance Entertainment has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Alliance Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Distribution Solutions Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Distribution Solutions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Alliance Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Distribution Solutions Group and Alliance Entertainment tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Ituran Location and Control?

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Ituran Location and Control has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alliance Entertainment. Alliance Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06B	0.32	$15.08M	$0.44	15.23

Ituran Location and Control currently has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.10%. Alliance Entertainment has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Alliance Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Ituran Location and Control.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alliance Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Alliance Entertainment's net margin of 2.01%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat Alliance Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	20.37%	5.69%

Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alliance Entertainment had 2 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliance Entertainment and 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.52 indicating that Alliance Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliance Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats Alliance Entertainment on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Global Industrial?

Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) and Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06B	0.32	$15.08M	$0.44	15.23
Global Industrial	$1.38B	0.80	$72.10M	$1.93	14.98

Alliance Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Global Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Global Industrial has a net margin of 5.33% compared to Alliance Entertainment's net margin of 2.01%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 23.53% beat Alliance Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	20.37%	5.69%
Global Industrial	5.33%	23.53%	12.56%

Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Industrial has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alliance Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Global Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliance Entertainment and 3 mentions for Global Industrial. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Global Industrial's score of 0.32 indicating that Alliance Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Industrial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Global Industrial beats Alliance Entertainment on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AENT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Alliance Entertainment	MEDIA CONGLOM Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$341.41M	$14.99B	$7.03B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.66%	2.99%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	15.23	33.63	17.97	25.27
Price / Sales	0.32	3.86	3.67	61.69
Price / Cash	15.65	15.48	14.55	54.86
Price / Book	3.30	6.59	3.64	6.90
Net Income	$15.08M	$991.23M	$240.12M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-5.50%	2.34%	-0.37%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	-5.90%	3.66%	13.60%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	129.45%	23.88%	17.17%	30.62%

Alliance Entertainment Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AENT Alliance Entertainment	3.7635 of 5 stars	$6.70 -11.8%	$10.00 +49.3%	+129.5%	$341.41M	$1.06B	15.23	847	News Coverage Earnings Report
WKC World Kinect	2.4701 of 5 stars	$27.41 +0.8%	$29.50 +7.6%	+2.7%	$1.41B	$36.92B	N/A	4,003	Analyst Upgrade Insider Trade
RYZ Ryerson	0.7441 of 5 stars	$24.13 -8.0%	N/A	N/A	$1.25B	$4.57B	N/A	4,300	News Coverage
DSGR Distribution Solutions Group	4.5589 of 5 stars	$26.98 -1.1%	$35.50 +31.6%	-3.0%	$1.25B	$1.98B	224.83	4,300	Positive News
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	3.4725 of 5 stars	$59.29 -2.8%	$60.67 +2.3%	+51.2%	$1.18B	$359.02M	20.37	2,892	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade

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Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Competitors

AENT vs. WKC, RYZ, DSGR, ITRN, and GIC

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to World Kinect?

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How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Distribution Solutions Group?

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How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Ituran Location and Control?

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How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Global Industrial?

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Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Competitors

AENT vs. WKC, RYZ, DSGR, ITRN, and GIC

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to World Kinect?

Is AENT or WKC more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AENT or WKC?

Do analysts rate AENT or WKC?

Does the media prefer AENT or WKC?

Which has more risk & volatility, AENT or WKC?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AENT or WKC?

Summary

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Ryerson?

Is RYZ or AENT more profitable?

Does the media favor RYZ or AENT?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RYZ or AENT?

Do analysts rate RYZ or AENT?

Which has more volatility and risk, RYZ or AENT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, RYZ or AENT?

Summary

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Distribution Solutions Group?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DSGR or AENT?

Is DSGR or AENT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to DSGR or AENT?

Which has more risk and volatility, DSGR or AENT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DSGR or AENT?

Do analysts rate DSGR or AENT?

Summary

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Ituran Location and Control?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ITRN or AENT?

Do analysts rate ITRN or AENT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITRN or AENT?

Is ITRN or AENT more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ITRN or AENT?

Does the media refer more to ITRN or AENT?

Summary

How does Alliance Entertainment compare to Global Industrial?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AENT or GIC?

Do analysts rate AENT or GIC?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AENT or GIC?

Is AENT or GIC more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, AENT or GIC?

Does the media refer more to AENT or GIC?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

AENT vs. The Competition

Alliance Entertainment Competitors List

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