Gold.com (GOLD) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Comparison

Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) is one of 158 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Gold.com to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Gold.com and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold.com	0.35%	17.82%	4.21%
Gold.com Competitors	0.70%	-34.52%	3.14%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Gold.com and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold.com	0	2	4	0	2.67
Gold.com Competitors	1413	4861	6652	218	2.43

Gold.com presently has a consensus target price of $59.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.27%. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Gold.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gold.com is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

Gold.com pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Gold.com pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Gold.com has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold.com’s rivals have a beta of 1.28, meaning that their average stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.9% of Gold.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gold.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gold.com and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold.com	$10.98 billion	$17.32 million	15.83
Gold.com Competitors	$6.49 billion	$363.90 million	23.89

Gold.com has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Gold.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Gold.com beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Gold.com Company Profile

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a precious metals trading company. It operates in three segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Direct-to-Consumer, and Secured Lending. The Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services segment sells gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in the form of bars, plates, powders, wafers, grains, ingots, and coins. This segment also offers various ancillary services, including financing, storage, consignment, logistics, and various customized financial programs; and designs and produces minted silver products. The Direct-to-Consumer segment provides access to an array of gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium products through its websites and marketplaces. It operates five company-owned websites targeting specific niches within the precious metals retail market. This segment also operates as a direct retailer of precious metals to the investor community and markets its precious metal products on television, radio, and the internet, as well as through customer service outreach. The Secured Lending segment originates and acquires commercial loans secured by bullion and numismatic coins; and serves coin and precious metal dealers, investors, and collectors. The company serves customers, including financial institutions, bullion retailers, industrial manufacturers and fabricators, sovereign mints, refiners, coin and metal dealers, investors, collectors, and e-commerce and other retail customers. It has operations in the United States, rest of North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Africa, and Australia. A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.