A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK) Competitors

A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) and Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor AMRK or VSTS?

In the previous week, Vestis had 1 more articles in the media than A-Mark Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vestis and 2 mentions for A-Mark Precious Metals. A-Mark Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Vestis' score of 1.21 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)	Positive
Vestis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, AMRK or VSTS?

A-Mark Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Vestis. A-Mark Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vestis, 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	$9.93B	0.06	$68.55M	$2.35	11.60
Vestis	$2.81B	0.76	$20.97M	$0.16	100.69

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMRK or VSTS?

75.3% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of A-Mark Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMRK or VSTS?

A-Mark Precious Metals received 203 more outperform votes than Vestis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.50% of users gave A-Mark Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Vestis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
A-Mark Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 213 56.50%	Underperform Votes 164 43.50%
Vestis	Outperform Votes 10 38.46%	Underperform Votes 16 61.54%

Do analysts rate AMRK or VSTS?

A-Mark Precious Metals currently has a consensus target price of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 70.03%. Vestis has a consensus target price of $15.73, indicating a potential downside of 2.34%. Given A-Mark Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe A-Mark Precious Metals is more favorable than Vestis.

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
Vestis	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AMRK or VSTS?

A-Mark Precious Metals has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMRK or VSTS more profitable?

Vestis has a net margin of 0.75% compared to A-Mark Precious Metals' net margin of 0.57%. A-Mark Precious Metals' return on equity of 10.93% beat Vestis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A-Mark Precious Metals	0.57%	10.93%	3.82%
Vestis	0.75%	9.07%	2.65%

Is AMRK or VSTS a better dividend stock?

A-Mark Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. A-Mark Precious Metals pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vestis pays out 87.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

A-Mark Precious Metals beats Vestis on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.