ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $6.89 +0.14 (+2.07%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ARQ vs. ECVT, ASIX, WLKP, VHI, ASPI, LXFR, SDST, SLI, AMTX, and ORGNShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), AdvanSix (ASIX), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Luxfer (LXFR), Stardust Power (SDST), Standard Lithium (SLI), Aemetis (AMTX), and Origin Materials (ORGN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Ecovyst AdvanSix Westlake Chemical Partners Valhi ASP Isotopes Luxfer Stardust Power Standard Lithium Aemetis Origin Materials ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is ARQ or ECVT more profitable? Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to ARQ's net margin of -0.44%. Ecovyst's return on equity of 7.07% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARQ-0.44% -0.25% -0.19% Ecovyst 7.74%7.07%2.76% Do analysts recommend ARQ or ECVT? Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.68%. Given Ecovyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than ARQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARQ or ECVT? Ecovyst has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecovyst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioARQ$99.18M2.92-$12.25M-$0.01-689.00Ecovyst$691.10M1.38$71.15M$0.4617.74 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARQ or ECVT? Ecovyst received 17 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.59% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformARQOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% EcovystOutperform Votes1743.59% Underperform Votes2256.41% Does the media prefer ARQ or ECVT? In the previous week, ARQ had 5 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ARQ and 1 mentions for Ecovyst. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Ecovyst's score of 0.00 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARQ 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ecovyst 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARQ or ECVT? 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 26.9% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, ARQ or ECVT? ARQ has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEcovyst beats ARQ on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ReticulateThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t 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$289.59M$1.71B$7.22B$8.72BDividend YieldN/A1.11%2.35%4.07%P/E Ratio-689.0017.4921.4314.16Price / Sales2.92617.70173.4181.71Price / CashN/A66.3628.1736.03Price / Book1.336.294.815.94Net Income-$12.25M$59.71M$120.67M$225.73M7 Day Performance-0.43%8.06%10.42%-1.34%1 Month Performance24.82%28.56%12.41%1.15%1 Year PerformanceN/A75.93%35.25%24.02% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ1.4468 of 5 stars$6.89+2.1%N/AN/A$289.59M$99.18M-689.00140Positive NewsECVTEcovyst3.6162 of 5 stars$8.18+0.5%N/A-13.0%$953.05M$691.10M17.78880ASIXAdvanSix4.8003 of 5 stars$30.31+0.8%N/A+13.6%$810.19M$1.53B21.501,450Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.5232 of 5 stars$22.61+0.0%N/A+3.4%$796.57M$1.14B12.92150Ex-DividendVHIValhi0.9704 of 5 stars$27.32-5.4%N/A+87.9%$773.16M$1.92B8.762,196News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeASPIASP Isotopes1.017 of 5 stars$8.33+4.5%N/A+327.6%$592.76M$430,000.00-13.2276Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.9802 of 5 stars$14.89+0.3%N/A+70.5%$398.75M$405M45.121,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSDSTStardust Power1.2675 of 5 stars$7.68+0.3%N/AN/A$366.34MN/A0.00N/AGap UpSLIStandard Lithium1.8393 of 5 stars$1.99+1.5%N/AN/A$343.77MN/A3.37N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsGap DownAMTXAemetis2.0288 of 5 stars$4.13-10.6%N/A-21.2%$194.92M$278.65M-1.83160Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeORGNOrigin Materials3.4883 of 5 stars$1.23-1.6%N/A+6.9%$179.27M$28.81M-13.67160News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives ASIX Alternatives WLKP Alternatives VHI Alternatives ASPI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SDST Alternatives SLI Alternatives AMTX Alternatives ORGN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ARQ) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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