Arc Minerals (ARCM) Competitors

Atlantic Lithium (LON:ALL) and Arc Minerals (LON:ARCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALL or ARCM?

Arc Minerals received 42 more outperform votes than Atlantic Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Atlantic Lithium an outperform vote while only 68.35% of users gave Arc Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlantic Lithium	Outperform Votes 12 85.71%	Underperform Votes 2 14.29%
Arc Minerals	Outperform Votes 54 68.35%	Underperform Votes 25 31.65%

Does the media favor ALL or ARCM?

In the previous week, Atlantic Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than Arc Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Atlantic Lithium and 0 mentions for Arc Minerals. Atlantic Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Arc Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Atlantic Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic Lithium	Neutral
Arc Minerals	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALL or ARCM?

7.1% of Atlantic Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Arc Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Atlantic Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Arc Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ALL or ARCM?

Arc Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Lithium.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic Lithium	-£50K	-1,520.23	-£12.65M	-£1.03	-11.36
Arc Minerals	N/A	N/A	£8.67M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate ALL or ARCM?

Atlantic Lithium presently has a consensus price target of GBX 75, suggesting a potential upside of 541.03%. Given Atlantic Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlantic Lithium is more favorable than Arc Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arc Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ALL or ARCM more profitable?

Arc Minerals' return on equity of 102.19% beat Atlantic Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic Lithium	N/A	-38.51%	-18.38%
Arc Minerals	N/A	102.19%	-5.85%

Which has more risk and volatility, ALL or ARCM?

Atlantic Lithium has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arc Minerals has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlantic Lithium beats Arc Minerals on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.