Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Competitors $5.31 -0.04 (-0.75%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.08 -0.23 (-4.33%) As of 07/15/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AENT vs. GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, RYI, STKL, MGPI, AMRK, ASPN, and CLMBShould you be buying Alliance Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alliance Entertainment include Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), and Climb Global Solutions (CLMB). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Alliance Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Vestis Ituran Location and Control Ryerson SunOpta MGP Ingredients A-Mark Precious Metals Aspen Aerogels Climb Global Solutions Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GIC or AENT? Global Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Entertainment. Global Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Industrial$1.32B0.79$61M$1.5817.19Alliance Entertainment$1.07B0.25$4.58M$0.2422.13 Do analysts prefer GIC or AENT? Alliance Entertainment has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.32%. Given Alliance Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Global Industrial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Industrial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Alliance Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor GIC or AENT? In the previous week, Global Industrial and Global Industrial both had 1 articles in the media. Alliance Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Global Industrial's score of 0.00 indicating that Alliance Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Global Industrial Neutral Alliance Entertainment Positive Which has more volatility and risk, GIC or AENT? Global Industrial has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GIC or AENT more profitable? Global Industrial has a net margin of 4.67% compared to Alliance Entertainment's net margin of 1.10%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 21.85% beat Alliance Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Industrial4.67% 21.85% 11.47% Alliance Entertainment 1.10%15.59%3.86% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GIC or AENT? 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 81.9% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held 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. SummaryGlobal Industrial beats Alliance Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alliance Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AENT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AENT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AENT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlliance EntertainmentMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$272.62M$16.77B$8.33B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.53%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio22.1340.2220.9019.58Price / Sales0.252.903.3393.43Price / Cash24.0817.3816.7557.93Price / Book3.091.994.715.54Net Income$4.58M-$285.69M$214.79M$257.73M7 Day Performance-4.50%2.75%-1.04%-0.08%1 Month Performance67.51%12.08%36.60%8.09%1 Year Performance94.51%41.71%12.08%13.02% Alliance Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AENTAlliance Entertainment3.4232 of 5 stars$5.31-0.7%$10.00+88.3%+92.4%$272.62M$1.07B22.13847Positive NewsGap UpGICGlobal Industrial2.9573 of 5 stars$27.54-0.6%N/A-17.6%$1.06B$1.31B17.431,845CAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.6944 of 5 stars$20.70-0.1%N/A+4.9%$788.44M$4.02B25.872,220News CoverageVSTSVestis3.6192 of 5 stars$5.95-3.2%$9.25+55.6%-51.6%$783.45M$2.73B-33.0310,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastITRNIturan Location and Control3.9947 of 5 stars$39.32-0.1%$50.00+27.2%+53.4%$782.23M$337.69M14.142,892RYIRyerson2.6806 of 5 stars$23.39-1.6%$25.00+6.9%+3.5%$753.09M$4.60B-106.314,200STKLSunOpta3.8033 of 5 stars$6.14-1.9%$9.50+54.7%+14.3%$721.71M$740.93M-47.231,248News CoveragePositive NewsMGPIMGP Ingredients3.9907 of 5 stars$29.91-3.7%$50.33+68.3%-61.8%$636.19M$703.62M66.47690Positive NewsAMRKA-Mark Precious Metals4.7756 of 5 stars$23.58-2.4%$33.00+39.9%-37.9%$580.54M$9.70B15.93380Positive NewsASPNAspen Aerogels3.9024 of 5 stars$6.58-3.7%$18.44+180.5%-76.1%$539.87M$452.70M-1.88420News CoveragePositive NewsCLMBClimb Global Solutions4.0523 of 5 stars$109.28+1.0%$136.00+24.5%+67.3%$502.91M$511.23M25.59270Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIC Alternatives CAPL Alternatives VSTS Alternatives ITRN Alternatives RYI Alternatives STKL Alternatives MGPI Alternatives AMRK Alternatives ASPN Alternatives CLMB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AENT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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