The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors

The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Urban One (NASDAQ:UONE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AREN or UONE?

Urban One received 67 more outperform votes than The Arena Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.20% of users gave Urban One an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave The Arena Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Arena Group	Outperform Votes 4 36.36%	Underperform Votes 7 63.64%
Urban One	Outperform Votes 71 58.20%	Underperform Votes 51 41.80%

Does the media prefer AREN or UONE?

In the previous week, Urban One had 1 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Urban One and 6 mentions for The Arena Group. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Urban One's score of 0.11 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Arena Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Urban One	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AREN or UONE?

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)	N/A
Urban One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, AREN or UONE?

The Arena Group has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban One has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AREN or UONE?

85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Urban One shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of The Arena Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Urban One shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AREN or UONE more profitable?

Urban One has a net margin of -22.45% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -67.46%. Urban One's return on equity of 15.38% beat The Arena Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Arena Group	-67.46%	N/A	-23.69%
Urban One	-22.45%	15.38%	3.64%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AREN or UONE?

Urban One has higher revenue and earnings than The Arena Group. Urban One 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Arena Group	$244.20M	0.09	-$55.58M	-$4.84	-0.14
Urban One	$477.69M	0.13	$2.05M	-$2.16	-0.61

Summary

Urban One beats The Arena Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.