Arko (ARKO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arko Corp. operates convenience stores in the United States. It operates through Retail, Wholesale, Fleet Fueling, and GPMP segments. The Retail segment engages in the sale of fuel and merchandise to retail consumers. Its Wholesale segment supplies fuel to third-party dealers and consignment agents. The Fleet Fueling segment supplies fuel to proprietary and third-party cardlock, and issuance of proprietary fuel cards. Its GPMP segment supplies fuel to retail and wholesale segments. The company is based in Richmond, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.44 to $6.68
• 50-Day Range: $6.05 to $7.24
• 52-Week Range: $4.09 to $8.42
• Volume: 210,887 shs
• Average Volume: 357,953 shs
• Market Capitalization: $766.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 41.38
• Dividend Yield: 1.81%
• Price Target: $6.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Arko Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Arko scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 138 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Arko has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Arko has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 90.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Arko are expected to grow by 90.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Arko is 41.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Arko is 41.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 23.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Arko has a P/B Ratio of 2.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.81% of the float of Arko has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Arko has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Arko has recently decreased by 4.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Arko pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Arko does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Arko is 75.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Arko will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.58% next year. This indicates that Arko will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.81% of the float of Arko has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Arko has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Arko has recently decreased by 4.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.19

News Sentiment

Arko has a news sentiment score of -0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Arko this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Arko insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.60% of the stock of Arko is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.29% of the stock of Arko is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ARKO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ARKO shares performed this year?

Arko's stock was trading at $8.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ARKO shares have decreased by 19.8% and is now trading at $6.62.
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How were Arko's earnings last quarter?

Arko Corp. (NASDAQ:ARKO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.43 billion. Arko had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 0.27%.

Who are Arko's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Arko include State Street Corp (1.74%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.56%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.75%) and PEAK6 Investments LLC.
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How do I buy shares of Arko?

Shares of ARKO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Arko own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Arko investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/30 Dividend: 8/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/3 Dividend: 11/19/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/03/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/25/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Grocery stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARKO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1823794
• Web: haymakeracquisition.com
• Phone: 804-730-1568
• Fax: 212-616-9601
• Employees: 13,481
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $6.13
• High Stock Price Target: $6.25
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.10
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $34.37 million
• Net Margins: 0.27%
• Pretax Margin: 0.39%
• Return on Equity: 8.88%
• Return on Assets: 0.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.86
• Current Ratio: 1.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: $1.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.90
• Book Value: $2.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,771,000
• Free Float: 90,764,000
• Market Cap: $766.40 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47