Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer (ARCI) Competitors

The Container Store Group (NYSE:TCS) and Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer (NASDAQ:ARCI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TCS or ARCI?

67.1% of The Container Store Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer shares are held by institutional investors. 33.4% of The Container Store Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TCS or ARCI?

In the previous week, The Container Store Group had 6 more articles in the media than Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Container Store Group and 0 mentions for Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer. The Container Store Group's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer's score of 0.00 indicating that The Container Store Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Container Store Group	Neutral
Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TCS or ARCI?

Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Container Store Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Container Store Group	$847.78M	0.02	-$103.29M	-$29.89	-0.14
Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer	$36.79M	0.10	-$5.61M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer TCS or ARCI?

The Container Store Group currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential downside of 76.42%. Given The Container Store Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Container Store Group is more favorable than Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Container Store Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is TCS or ARCI more profitable?

The Container Store Group has a net margin of -12.34% compared to Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer's net margin of -18.33%. The Container Store Group's return on equity of -17.81% beat Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Container Store Group	-12.34%	-17.81%	-3.09%
Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer	-18.33%	-29.68%	-17.63%

Which has more risk & volatility, TCS or ARCI?

The Container Store Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCS or ARCI?

The Container Store Group received 97 more outperform votes than Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.81% of users gave Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer an outperform vote while only 50.82% of users gave The Container Store Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Container Store Group	Outperform Votes 309 50.82%	Underperform Votes 299 49.18%
Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer	Outperform Votes 212 61.81%	Underperform Votes 131 38.19%

Summary

The Container Store Group beats Appliance Recycling Cntrs of Amer on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.