ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $6.69 +0.17 (+2.61%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ARQ vs. ECVT, OEC, WLKP, ASIX, VHI, ASPI, LXFR, LNZA, SLI, and ORGNShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), Orion (OEC), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Luxfer (LXFR), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), Standard Lithium (SLI), and Origin Materials (ORGN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Ecovyst Orion Westlake Chemical Partners AdvanSix Valhi ASP Isotopes Luxfer LanzaTech Global Standard Lithium Origin Materials ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$110.02M2.56-$12.25M-$0.01-669.00Ecovyst$691.10M1.33$71.15M$0.4617.12 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARQ or ECVT? Ecovyst received 18 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformARQOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% EcovystOutperform Votes2047.62% Underperform Votes2252.38% Does the media favor ARQ or ECVT? In the previous week, ARQ and ARQ both had 3 articles in the media. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat ARQ's score of 0.09 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARQ 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ecovyst 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARQ or ECVT? 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ARQ or ECVT? ARQ has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ARQ or ECVT? ARQ presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.48%. Ecovyst has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.16%. Given ARQ's 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryEcovyst beats ARQ on 11 of the 16 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 {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$281.19M$1.48B$7.64B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A1.30%2.32%4.03%P/E Ratio-669.0020.0328.4317.33Price / Sales2.56645.75457.15137.35Price / CashN/A72.5229.1435.97Price / Book1.255.486.194.80Net Income-$12.25M$59.71M$134.21M$224.91M7 Day Performance6.19%11.48%1.27%1.77%1 Month Performance-4.56%4.94%3.28%2.22%1 Year PerformanceN/A73.67%24.83%20.67% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ2.7533 of 5 stars$6.69+2.6%$10.00+49.5%N/A$281.19M$110.02M-669.00140Short Interest ↑ECVTEcovyst4.1796 of 5 stars$7.56+0.8%$10.25+35.6%-11.8%$880.82M$695.34M16.44880Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsOECOrion4.0065 of 5 stars$15.11+2.9%$23.50+55.5%-37.3%$872.15M$1.91B28.511,600News CoverageWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.9248 of 5 stars$23.24+0.6%N/A+4.1%$818.95M$1.14B13.28150News CoverageASIXAdvanSix4.6031 of 5 stars$29.03+9.5%$39.50+36.1%+26.4%$776.00M$1.57B20.591,450VHIValhi0.9334 of 5 stars$21.83+2.8%$20.00-8.4%+77.6%$617.68M$2.08B7.002,250News CoverageGap DownASPIASP Isotopes0.8736 of 5 stars$4.95+10.2%$4.50-9.1%+196.3%$353.38M$3.38M-8.1176Short Interest ↑LXFRLuxfer4.0613 of 5 stars$12.52+2.1%N/A+71.3%$335.35M$384.40M37.941,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageLNZALanzaTech Global1.2262 of 5 stars$1.48-9.2%$4.00+171.2%-64.8%$291.70M$58.03M-2.273Positive NewsSLIStandard Lithium1.3033 of 5 stars$1.53-6.7%$3.95+158.2%N/A$264.31MN/A2.59N/ANews CoverageORGNOrigin Materials1.925 of 5 stars$1.11-3.5%$3.00+170.3%+68.6%$162.34M$35.12M-1.95160Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives OEC Alternatives WLKP Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ASPI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives LNZA Alternatives SLI 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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