The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors $2.68 -0.09 (-3.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.67 -0.01 (-0.37%) As of 05:49 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock AREN vs. WOW, GTN, SPIR, CRGE, SSP, IHRT, CXDO, TSQ, VOCL, and SGAShould you be buying The Arena Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Arena Group include WideOpenWest (WOW), Gray Television (GTN), Spire Global (SPIR), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), E.W. Scripps (SSP), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Creatd (VOCL), and Saga Communications (SGA). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. The Arena Group vs. WideOpenWest Gray Television Spire Global Charge Enterprises E.W. Scripps iHeartMedia Crexendo Townsquare Media Creatd Saga Communications The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) 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 media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AREN or WOW? The Arena Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Arena Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Arena Group$234.40M0.54-$55.58M-$4.25-0.63WideOpenWest$630.90M0.60-$287.70M-$0.71-6.29 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AREN or WOW? 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of WideOpenWest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AREN or WOW? WideOpenWest received 444 more outperform votes than The Arena Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave WideOpenWest an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave The Arena Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Arena GroupOutperform Votes436.36% Underperform Votes763.64% WideOpenWestOutperform Votes44860.38% Underperform Votes29439.62% Which has more volatility and risk, AREN or WOW? The Arena Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WideOpenWest has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AREN or WOW? In the previous week, WideOpenWest had 4 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for WideOpenWest and 3 mentions for The Arena Group. WideOpenWest's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.44 indicating that WideOpenWest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Arena Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral WideOpenWest 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AREN or WOW? WideOpenWest has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.97%. Given WideOpenWest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WideOpenWest is more favorable than The Arena Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Arena Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00WideOpenWest 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is AREN or WOW more profitable? WideOpenWest has a net margin of -14.17% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. The Arena Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat WideOpenWest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Arena Group-70.59% N/A -15.23% WideOpenWest -14.17%-22.83%-3.60% SummaryWideOpenWest beats The Arena Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Arena Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AREN 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 NYSE 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 AREN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Arena GroupCable & other pay television services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$127.21M$11.96B$6.94B$18.42BDividend YieldN/A5.14%2.69%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.636.4029.3031.10Price / Sales0.541.77169.3426.57Price / CashN/A7.8031.6117.54Price / Book-1.081.374.544.30Net Income-$55.58M$588.01M$194.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance36.04%4.68%1.56%2.90%1 Month Performance72.90%-4.32%-8.85%-7.77%1 Year Performance300.24%15.72%3.29%2.31% The Arena Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARENThe Arena GroupN/A$2.68-3.2%N/A+352.2%$127.21M$234.40M-0.63360News CoverageGap UpWOWWideOpenWest1.7198 of 5 stars$4.17-2.1%$7.50+79.9%+23.0%$353.12M$630.90M-3.721,390News CoverageGTNGray Television4.7663 of 5 stars$3.37+0.6%$6.33+87.9%-39.4%$342.20M$3.64B2.258,610Short Interest ↓SPIRSpire Global1.7038 of 5 stars$9.25+1.3%$17.70+91.4%-16.1%$282.73M$110.45M-2.66370Options VolumeCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.87-5.4%N/A+9,853.7%$187.09M$641.37M-4.35290Gap DownSSPE.W. Scripps3.7425 of 5 stars$2.06+1.0%$6.25+203.4%-33.8%$178.60M$2.51B-0.665,700Short Interest ↑IHRTiHeartMedia2.2615 of 5 stars$1.10-4.3%$2.83+157.6%-49.8%$161.90M$3.85B-0.1611,000Positive NewsCXDOCrexendo2.774 of 5 stars$4.47+1.6%$8.50+90.2%+4.7%$124.72M$60.84M149.05120Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownTSQTownsquare Media4.5162 of 5 stars$7.22+3.6%$18.00+149.3%-40.0%$116.38M$450.98M-2.662,340VOCLCreatdN/A$0.30-25.0%N/A-80.8%$83.50M$4.80M-0.30186Gap DownSGASaga Communications4.2716 of 5 stars$11.28-0.6%N/A-50.0%$72.67M$112.92M15.67570 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WideOpenWest Competitors Gray Television Competitors Spire Global Competitors Charge Enterprises Competitors E.W. 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