Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors

Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE:AACT) and Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AACT or SPKL?

72.9% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Spark I Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AACT or SPKL more profitable?

Spark I Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	-101.04%	4.12%
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AACT or SPKL?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	N/A	$25.99M	N/A	N/A
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to AACT or SPKL?

In the previous week, Ares Acquisition Corporation II and Ares Acquisition Corporation II both had 2 articles in the media. Spark I Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's score of 0.30 indicating that Spark I Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Spark I Acquisition	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AACT or SPKL?

Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Acquisition Corporation II and Spark I Acquisition tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.