Gold.com (GOLD) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

Gold.com (NYSE:GOLD) is one of 159 public companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Gold.com to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

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

Dividends

Gold.com pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 36.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Gold.com and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold.com	0	2	4	0	2.67
Gold.com Competitors	1408	4863	6673	227	2.43

Gold.com presently has a consensus target price of $59.75, indicating a potential upside of 37.28%. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 4.27%. Given Gold.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gold.com is more favorable than its rivals.

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	14.91
Gold.com Competitors	$6.45 billion	$364.19 million	26.02

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.

Insider & Institutional 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	2.87%	-33.64%	3.65%

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.