A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is AMRK or CENT more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 4.44% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.16%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.77% beat A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.16%	7.77%	2.56%
Central Garden & Pet	4.44%	10.77%	4.65%

Do analysts prefer AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.72%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.23%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than A-Mark Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A-Mark Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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

75.3% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, AMRK or CENT?

Central Garden & Pet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than A-Mark Precious Metals. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A-Mark Precious Metals, 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	$10.98B	0.06	$17.32M	$0.69	38.35
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.58	$107.98M	$2.20	13.45

Does the media favor AMRK or CENT?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 4 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 3 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.57 indicating that A-Mark Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
A-Mark Precious Metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Central Garden & Pet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.