ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $4.18 -0.15 (-3.46%) Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/28/2025 06:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARQ vs. OEC, ECVT, ASIX, VHI, ASPI, LXFR, SLI, ADUR, TSE, and ZTEKShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Orion (OEC), Ecovyst (ECVT), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Luxfer (LXFR), Standard Lithium (SLI), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Trinseo (TSE), and Zentek (ZTEK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Orion Ecovyst AdvanSix Valhi ASP Isotopes Luxfer Standard Lithium Aduro Clean Technologies Trinseo Zentek Orion (NYSE:OEC) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Do analysts rate OEC or ARQ? Orion presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.81%. ARQ has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 127.27%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Orion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Orion 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, OEC or ARQ? Orion has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrion$1.88B0.39$103.50M$0.7517.27ARQ$108.96M1.61-$12.25M-$0.14-29.86 Does the media prefer OEC or ARQ? In the previous week, ARQ had 9 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ARQ and 3 mentions for Orion. Orion's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat ARQ's score of 0.74 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Orion 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARQ 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is OEC or ARQ more profitable? Orion has a net margin of 2.35% compared to ARQ's net margin of -0.44%. Orion's return on equity of 20.94% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Orion2.35% 20.94% 5.34% ARQ -0.44%-0.25%-0.19% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OEC or ARQ? Orion received 272 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Orion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOrionOutperform Votes27560.71% Underperform Votes17839.29% ARQOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% Which has more risk and volatility, OEC or ARQ? Orion has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OEC or ARQ? 94.3% of Orion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOrion beats ARQ on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get ARQ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricARQchemical products IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$175.62M$1.50B$7.15B$7.84BDividend YieldN/A1.41%2.54%4.01%P/E Ratio-418.0020.6129.8818.74Price / Sales1.61193.17152.1990.77Price / CashN/A72.0331.4034.64Price / Book0.785.214.754.23Net Income-$12.25M$65.82M$196.19M$247.47M7 Day Performance-10.68%-3.22%-1.40%-2.29%1 Month Performance-19.92%-4.32%-5.19%-5.81%1 Year Performance-35.49%19.82%2.23%-0.96% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ2.9261 of 5 stars$4.18-3.5%$9.50+127.3%-35.5%$175.62M$108.96M-418.00140OECOrion4.6276 of 5 stars$13.71+1.9%$22.00+60.5%-44.9%$776.44M$1.88B18.271,600Short Interest ↓Positive NewsECVTEcovyst3.9024 of 5 stars$6.40-0.1%$10.00+56.4%-43.5%$750.56M$704.49M13.90880ASIXAdvanSix4.0231 of 5 stars$23.04+0.1%$36.67+59.1%-21.1%$616.18M$1.52B14.311,460News CoveragePositive NewsVHIValhi2.0508 of 5 stars$18.18+4.2%$20.00+10.0%-0.4%$514.35M$2.10B5.832,250News CoveragePositive NewsASPIASP Isotopes0.704 of 5 stars$4.43+5.7%$4.50+1.6%+1.2%$316.26M$3.38M-7.2676LXFRLuxfer2.4731 of 5 stars$11.81+2.0%N/A+11.6%$315.90M$391.90M35.801,400News CoveragePositive NewsSLIStandard Lithium2.4632 of 5 stars$1.31+0.8%$3.95+201.5%N/A$252.12MN/A2.22N/AADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$5.31flat$50.00+841.6%N/A$151.01M$299,021.000.00N/ATSETrinseo1.7847 of 5 stars$4.01-6.2%N/A-3.0%$142.10M$3.51B-0.413,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownZTEKZentek0.96 of 5 stars$1.20+4.3%N/A-6.0%$125.17M$64,656.00-17.1424 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OEC Alternatives ECVT Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ASPI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SLI Alternatives ADUR Alternatives TSE Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ARQ) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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