ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $3.79 +0.22 (+6.16%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.67 -0.12 (-3.17%) As of 09:07 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARQ vs. ASIX, VHI, ASPI, LXFR, SLI, VGAS, TSE, ADUR, ZTEK, and ORGNShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Luxfer (LXFR), Standard Lithium (SLI), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Trinseo (TSE), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Zentek (ZTEK), and Origin Materials (ORGN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. AdvanSix Valhi ASP Isotopes Luxfer Standard Lithium Verde Clean Fuels Trinseo Aduro Clean Technologies Zentek Origin Materials AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Is ASIX or ARQ more profitable? AdvanSix has a net margin of 2.91% compared to ARQ's net margin of -0.44%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 6.26% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AdvanSix2.91% 6.26% 3.10% ARQ -0.44%-0.25%-0.19% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ASIX or ARQ? AdvanSix has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanSix$1.52B0.36$44.15M$1.6112.59ARQ$108.96M1.46-$12.25M-$0.14-27.07 Which has more risk & volatility, ASIX or ARQ? AdvanSix has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASIX or ARQ? AdvanSix received 250 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 64.87% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdvanSixOutperform Votes25364.87% Underperform Votes13735.13% ARQOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% Do analysts prefer ASIX or ARQ? AdvanSix currently has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.53%. ARQ has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 150.66%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than AdvanSix.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AdvanSix 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer ASIX or ARQ? In the previous week, AdvanSix had 3 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AdvanSix and 2 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.95 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AdvanSix 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARQ 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASIX or ARQ? 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAdvanSix beats ARQ on 11 of the 18 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$159.23M$1.34B$7.02B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A1.61%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio-379.0017.7129.7317.82Price / Sales1.46185.06154.9794.61Price / CashN/A72.0331.6134.64Price / Book0.715.274.564.00Net Income-$12.25M$65.82M$195.82M$247.23M7 Day Performance2.16%0.78%-0.27%1.44%1 Month Performance-23.74%-8.81%-6.20%-6.26%1 Year Performance-47.36%12.33%4.18%0.59% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ2.9009 of 5 stars$3.79+6.2%$9.50+150.7%-49.8%$159.23M$108.96M-379.00140Gap DownASIXAdvanSix3.7493 of 5 stars$19.21-5.7%$33.67+75.3%-25.1%$513.62M$1.52B11.931,460High Trading VolumeVHIValhi2.8078 of 5 stars$16.13-2.3%$20.00+24.0%+5.5%$456.43M$2.10B5.172,250News CoverageGap UpASPIASP Isotopes0.7311 of 5 stars$4.57+3.6%$4.50-1.5%+75.5%$329.35M$4.14M-7.4976Gap DownLXFRLuxfer1.8523 of 5 stars$9.98-0.9%N/A+1.9%$266.83M$391.90M30.241,400SLIStandard Lithium1.8061 of 5 stars$1.18-0.8%$3.95+234.7%N/A$228.85MN/A2.00N/AVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2715 of 5 stars$3.12+4.7%N/A-20.3%$139.00MN/A-6.242Gap DownTSETrinseo1.1554 of 5 stars$3.22+1.7%N/A+12.4%$114.07M$3.51B-0.333,400Gap DownADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$3.85-8.8%$50.00+1,198.7%N/A$109.49M$299,021.000.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeZTEKZentek0.2807 of 5 stars$1.00-3.4%N/A-5.7%$104.39M$64,656.00-14.2924Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownORGNOrigin Materials2.3529 of 5 stars$0.57-4.6%$1.50+164.0%+4.6%$84.85M$31.28M-1.00160Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ASPI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SLI Alternatives VGAS Alternatives TSE Alternatives ADUR Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives ORGN 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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