A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

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

Is CENT or AMRK more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.37% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.57%. A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity of 10.93% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	3.37%	9.31%	4.03%
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.57%	10.93%	3.82%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CENT or AMRK?

Central Garden & Pet has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.74	$107.98M	$1.62	22.38
A-Mark Precious Metals	$9.70B	0.07	$68.55M	$2.35	11.61

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENT or AMRK?

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

Does the media refer more to CENT or AMRK?

In the previous week, A-Mark Precious Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals and 3 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.17 indicating that A-Mark Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Garden & Pet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
A-Mark Precious Metals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CENT or AMRK?

Central Garden & Pet received 43 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 56.35% of users gave A-Mark Precious Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 256 60.09%	Underperform Votes 170 39.91%
A-Mark Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 213 56.35%	Underperform Votes 165 43.65%

Do analysts prefer CENT or AMRK?

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. A-Mark Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 69.84%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' higher probable upside, 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
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
A-Mark Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more volatility & risk, CENT or AMRK?

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats A-Mark Precious Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.