ARQ (ARQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arq, Inc. produces activated carbon products in North America. The company's products include granular activated carbon, powdered and granular activated carbon, and colloidal carbon products; Arq Powder Wetcake, a fine and low-ash coal waste-derived particle; and additives for air emissions control. Its products are used in various applications, including water treatment, ground water remediation, soil sediments, air emissions, and asphalt additives. The company was formerly known as Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Arq, Inc. in February 2024. Arq, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.56 to $7.65
• 50-Day Range: $5.10 to $7.92
• 52-Week Range: $2.40 to $8.26
• Volume: 5,105 shs
• Average Volume: 245,280 shs
• Market Capitalization: $321.53 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ARQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ARQ scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 330 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ARQ has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ARQ has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ARQ are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.13) to $0.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ARQ is -752.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ARQ is -752.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ARQ has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. 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

3.51% of the float of ARQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ARQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARQ has recently increased by 0.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

ARQ does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.51% of the float of ARQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ARQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARQ has recently increased by 0.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

ARQ has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for ARQ this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ARQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ARQ insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $131,250.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.87% of the stock of ARQ is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.49% of the stock of ARQ is held by institutions.

ARQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ARQ shares performed this year?

ARQ's stock was trading at $3.15 at the start of the year. Since then, ARQ shares have increased by 138.7% and is now trading at $7.52.
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How were ARQ's earnings last quarter?

Arq, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARQ) released its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.01. The business earned $34.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $30.60 million. ARQ had a negative net margin of 0.44% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.25%.

Who are ARQ's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of ARQ include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.42%), State Street Corp (0.94%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.18%) and Virtu Financial LLC (0.09%).
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How do I buy shares of ARQ?

Shares of ARQ 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 ARQ own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ARQ investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Miscellaneous chemical products
• Sub-Industry: Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARQ
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ARQ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1515156
• Web: www.advancedemissionssolutions.com
• Phone: 720-598-3500
• Fax: 303-734-0330
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.00
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-12,250,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.44%
• Pretax Margin: -0.24%
• Return on Equity: -0.25%
• Return on Assets: -0.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 2.89
• Quick Ratio: 2.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $99.18 million
• Price / Sales: 3.19
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,030,000
• Free Float: 30,738,000
• Market Cap: $316.07 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.40