Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AACT or SPKL?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A	$16.92M	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 Co. II had 8 more articles in the media than Spark I Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ares Acquisition Co. II and 2 mentions for Spark I Acquisition. Spark I Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's score of 0.50 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 Co. II	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Spark I Acquisition	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AACT or SPKL more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	-128.65%	5.02%
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AACT or SPKL?

Ares Acquisition Co. II and Spark I Acquisition both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AACT or SPKL?

72.9% of Ares Acquisition Co. 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AACT or SPKL?

Ares Acquisition Co. II has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Acquisition Co. II beats Spark I Acquisition on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.