AMRK vs. GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, STKL, MGPI, and RYI
Should you be buying A-Mark Precious Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A-Mark Precious Metals include Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), SunOpta (STKL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), and Ryerson (RYI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
A-Mark Precious Metals vs. Its Competitors
Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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.
Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. A-Mark Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 9 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Global Partners and 1 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Global Partners' score of 0.36 indicating that A-Mark Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Global Partners has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Global Partners currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.32%. A-Mark Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.42%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe A-Mark Precious Metals is more favorable than Global Partners.
38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of A-Mark Precious Metals 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.
Global Partners has a net margin of 0.76% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.32%. Global Partners' return on equity of 21.10% beat A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity.
Summary
Global Partners beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AMRK) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff