ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $7.01 -0.04 (-0.57%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ARQ vs. ECVT, WLKP, ASIX, VHI, ASPI, LXFR, SLI, SDST, ORGN, and AMTXShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Luxfer (LXFR), Standard Lithium (SLI), Stardust Power (SDST), Origin Materials (ORGN), and Aemetis (AMTX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Ecovyst Westlake Chemical Partners AdvanSix Valhi ASP Isotopes Luxfer Standard Lithium Stardust Power Origin Materials Aemetis Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst received 17 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEcovystOutperform Votes1946.34% Underperform Votes2253.66% ARQOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Is ECVT or ARQ 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 Ecovyst7.74% 7.07% 2.76% ARQ -0.44%-0.25%-0.19% Which has more volatility and risk, ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ECVT or ARQ? In the previous week, Ecovyst had 2 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ecovyst and 3 mentions for ARQ. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat ARQ's score of 0.97 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecovyst 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive ARQ 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ECVT or ARQ? 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, ECVT or ARQ? 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 RatioEcovyst$691.10M1.27$71.15M$0.4616.35ARQ$110.02M2.68-$12.25M-$0.01-701.00 Do analysts recommend ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst currently has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 42.95%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.65%. Given Ecovyst's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ecovyst is more favorable than ARQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryEcovyst beats ARQ on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$294.64M$1.46B$6.89B$9.29BDividend YieldN/A1.14%2.98%4.06%P/E Ratio-701.0018.3046.1017.48Price / Sales2.68499.42499.23139.75Price / CashN/A69.4529.6337.96Price / Book1.315.495.724.91Net Income-$12.25M$59.71M$124.75M$224.90M7 Day Performance-2.91%-1.15%2.44%-1.39%1 Month Performance1.74%-6.55%9.64%5.43%1 Year PerformanceN/A58.04%32.39%22.89% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.7587 of 5 stars$7.01-0.6%$10.00+42.7%N/A$294.64M$110.02M-701.00140ECVTEcovyst4.3924 of 5 stars$7.60+1.6%$10.75+41.4%-21.7%$885.48M$691.10M16.26880Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.1357 of 5 stars$23.44-2.0%N/A+5.3%$826.03M$1.19B13.67150News CoverageASIXAdvanSix4.7298 of 5 stars$30.40-1.8%$39.50+29.9%+2.6%$812.59M$1.53B21.701,450Short Interest ↑VHIValhi0.6736 of 5 stars$23.92-0.1%$20.00-16.4%+73.7%$676.94M$1.92B7.672,196ASPIASP Isotopes0.7074 of 5 stars$5.92+18.4%$4.50-24.0%+204.5%$422.63M$3.38M-9.3176Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.4987 of 5 stars$13.85+1.6%N/A+47.2%$370.97M$384.40M41.301,400Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageSLIStandard Lithium1.9821 of 5 stars$1.48-0.3%$3.95+167.8%N/A$254.81MN/A2.51N/APositive NewsSDSTStardust Power2.65 of 5 stars$5.27-1.1%$12.50+137.2%N/A$252.62MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageGap UpORGNOrigin Materials3.4075 of 5 stars$1.13-1.7%$3.00+165.5%+30.9%$165.26M$35.12M-1.92160News CoverageAMTXAemetis2.0828 of 5 stars$3.02+0.3%$12.95+328.8%-39.4%$150.22M$186.72M-1.33160 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives WLKP Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ASPI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SLI Alternatives SDST Alternatives ORGN Alternatives AMTX 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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