ARKO (ARKO) Competitors

ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Is ARKO or CSAN more profitable?

ARKO has a net margin of 0.10% compared to Cosan's net margin of -25.77%. ARKO's return on equity of 3.23% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARKO	0.10%	3.23%	0.24%
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Does the media refer more to ARKO or CSAN?

In the previous week, ARKO and ARKO both had 1 articles in the media. Cosan's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat ARKO's score of 0.87 indicating that Cosan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ARKO	Positive
Cosan	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ARKO or CSAN?

ARKO has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARKO or CSAN?

ARKO has higher revenue and earnings than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARKO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARKO	$8.73B	0.06	$20.84M	$0.03	143.67
Cosan	$8.15B	0.26	-$1.75B	$1.32	3.38

Do analysts prefer ARKO or CSAN?

ARKO currently has a consensus price target of $7.35, suggesting a potential upside of 70.53%. Cosan has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 326.49%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than ARKO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARKO	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARKO or CSAN?

78.3% of ARKO shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of ARKO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARKO or CSAN a better dividend stock?

ARKO pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Cosan pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. ARKO pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cosan pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cosan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

ARKO and Cosan tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.