A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer AMRK or GLP?

In the previous week, Global Partners had 3 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Global Partners and 1 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Global Partners' score of 0.27 indicating that A-Mark Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
A-Mark Precious Metals	Very Positive
Global Partners	Neutral

Do analysts rate AMRK or GLP?

A-Mark Precious Metals presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.00%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.77%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe A-Mark Precious Metals is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A-Mark Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AMRK or GLP more profitable?

Global Partners has a net margin of 0.64% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.32%. Global Partners' return on equity of 17.95% beat A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.32%	8.04%	2.73%
Global Partners	0.64%	17.95%	3.02%

Is AMRK or GLP a better dividend stock?

A-Mark Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. A-Mark Precious Metals pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMRK or GLP?

A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMRK or GLP?

Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Partners, 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
A-Mark Precious Metals	$9.70B	0.06	$68.55M	$1.48	15.70
Global Partners	$17.16B	0.10	$94.98M	$2.60	19.62

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMRK or GLP?

75.3% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Partners beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.