Loop Industries (LOOP) Competitors

Loop Industries (NASDAQ:LOOP) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor LOOP or ARQ?

In the previous week, ARQ had 11 more articles in the media than Loop Industries. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ARQ and 4 mentions for Loop Industries. Loop Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat ARQ's score of -0.01 indicating that Loop Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Loop Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARQ	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOOP or ARQ?

Loop Industries received 120 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 66.49% of users gave Loop Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Loop Industries	Outperform Votes 123 66.49%	Underperform Votes 62 33.51%
ARQ	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LOOP or ARQ?

ARQ has higher revenue and earnings than Loop Industries. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loop Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loop Industries	$126K	464.86	-$21.09M	-$0.56	-2.20
ARQ	$108.96M	1.88	-$12.25M	-$0.14	-34.86

Which has more risk & volatility, LOOP or ARQ?

Loop Industries has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LOOP or ARQ?

4.9% of Loop Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 49.8% of Loop Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are held by 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.

Is LOOP or ARQ more profitable?

ARQ has a net margin of -0.44% compared to Loop Industries' net margin of -21,561.11%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.25% beat Loop Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loop Industries	-21,561.11%	-350.30%	-126.88%
ARQ	-0.44%	-0.25%	-0.19%

Do analysts rate LOOP or ARQ?

ARQ has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 94.67%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Loop Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loop Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ARQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ARQ beats Loop Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.