A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AMRK or CENT?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 3 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 6 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.69 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	6 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 0.32%. 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	0.32%	8.04%	2.73%
Central Garden & Pet	4.44%	10.77%	4.65%

Do analysts rate AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.93%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.18%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe A-Mark Precious Metals is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.

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
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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. 48.6% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMRK or CENT?

Central Garden & Pet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, 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	16.17
Central Garden & Pet	$3.12B	0.74	$107.98M	$2.20	16.81

Which has more volatility and risk, AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.