A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

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

Is GLP or AMRK a better dividend stock?

Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. A-Mark Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Global Partners pays out 94.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A-Mark Precious Metals pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners has increased 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 risk & volatility, GLP or AMRK?

Global Partners has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GLP or AMRK?

Global Partners presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.05%. A-Mark Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 92.77%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe A-Mark Precious Metals is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
A-Mark Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

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

Is GLP or AMRK more profitable?

Global Partners has a net margin of 0.82% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.46%. Global Partners' return on equity of 22.07% beat A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Partners	0.82%	22.07%	3.94%
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.46%	9.29%	3.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLP or AMRK?

Global Partners received 71 more outperform votes than A-Mark Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.10% of users gave A-Mark Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 55.62% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Partners	Outperform Votes 287 55.62%	Underperform Votes 229 44.38%
A-Mark Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 216 56.10%	Underperform Votes 169 43.90%

Does the media favor GLP or AMRK?

In the previous week, A-Mark Precious Metals had 6 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals and 4 mentions for Global Partners. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Global Partners' score of 1.00 indicating that A-Mark Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
A-Mark Precious Metals	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GLP or AMRK?

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
Global Partners	$17.61B	0.10	$142.60M	$3.15	16.01
A-Mark Precious Metals	$10.99B	0.05	$68.55M	$1.48	14.20

Summary

Global Partners beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.