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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts prefer AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of $41.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.15%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.51%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$10.59B	0.06	$68.55M	$2.05	13.75
Central Garden & Pet	$3.22B	0.70	$107.98M	$1.82	18.95

Does the media favor AMRK or CENT?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 2 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 2 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.67 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMRK or CENT?

Central Garden & Pet received 41 more outperform votes than A-Mark Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.09% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 56.43% of users gave A-Mark Precious Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
A-Mark Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 215 56.43%	Underperform Votes 166 43.57%
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 256 60.09%	Underperform Votes 170 39.91%

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

75.3% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMRK or CENT?

A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMRK or CENT more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.77% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.46%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.08% beat A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.46%	9.29%	3.24%
Central Garden & Pet	3.77%	10.08%	4.38%

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.