ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $5.95 -0.02 (-0.34%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.16 +0.21 (+3.45%) As of 06:42 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARQ vs. ECVT, TROX, WLKP, ASIX, OEC, ASPI, VHI, LXFR, ADUR, and AMTXShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), Tronox (TROX), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), AdvanSix (ASIX), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), and Aemetis (AMTX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Its Competitors Ecovyst Tronox Westlake Chemical Partners AdvanSix Orion ASP Isotopes Valhi Luxfer Aduro Clean Technologies Aemetis ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe 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. 23.9% of ARQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARQ or ECVT? ARQ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ecovyst. 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$108.96M2.30-$5.11M-$0.05-119.00Ecovyst$704.50M1.45-$6.65M-$0.10-87.05 Does the media refer more to ARQ or ECVT? In the previous week, ARQ had 3 more articles in the media than Ecovyst. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ARQ and 1 mentions for Ecovyst. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.87 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 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 Which has more volatility and risk, ARQ or ECVT? ARQ has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ARQ or ECVT? ARQ currently has a consensus price target of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 56.86%. Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Ecovyst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ARQ or ECVT more profitable? ARQ has a net margin of -1.30% compared to Ecovyst's net margin of -1.63%. Ecovyst's return on equity of 7.60% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARQ-1.30% -0.71% -0.54% Ecovyst -1.63%7.60%2.99% SummaryARQ beats Ecovyst on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 ARQ 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 ExcelMetricARQWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$252M$10.42B$15.09B$9.32BDividend YieldN/A1.32%2.76%4.05%P/E Ratio-119.0035.9628.1719.68Price / Sales2.3011.4943.02100.29Price / Cash61.4116.9726.2457.53Price / Book1.153.716.445.67Net Income-$5.11M$221.89M$196.70M$257.51M7 Day Performance-0.34%-1.73%0.50%0.52%1 Month Performance15.53%-2.60%5.42%8.84%1 Year Performance-11.98%6.55%21.87%14.18% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.2061 of 5 stars$5.95-0.3%$9.33+56.9%-11.7%$252M$108.96M-119.00140News CoverageAnalyst ForecastECVTEcovyst2.9838 of 5 stars$8.66+3.1%$10.00+15.5%-7.5%$986.16M$704.50M-86.60880High Trading VolumeTROXTronox4.6857 of 5 stars$5.24-6.1%$7.63+45.5%-68.3%$884.22M$3.07B-5.526,500Analyst ForecastWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners2.5797 of 5 stars$22.33-0.6%N/A-5.2%$791.46M$1.14B14.99150News CoverageASIXAdvanSix3.8875 of 5 stars$24.42-3.4%$33.50+37.2%-6.4%$678.09M$1.52B7.831,450OECOrion3.7575 of 5 stars$10.79-4.1%$14.50+34.4%-53.2%$633.03M$1.88B23.461,658News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastASPIASP Isotopes0.9117 of 5 stars$6.69-4.2%$6.67-0.3%+106.0%$585.45M$4.41M-10.9776VHIValhi0.5258 of 5 stars$18.29+1.0%$12.00-34.4%+2.3%$512.14M$2.10B4.462,524News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.0991 of 5 stars$12.44-1.9%N/A-0.3%$345.37M$399.50M15.951,450News CoverageADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$8.85-2.0%$48.00+442.4%N/A$251.68M$258.79K-35.40N/APositive NewsAMTXAemetis2.7309 of 5 stars$3.31+8.2%$13.63+311.6%-17.3%$169.43M$267.64M-1.77160News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives TROX Alternatives WLKP Alternatives ASIX Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASPI Alternatives VHI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives ADUR Alternatives AMTX 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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