Comstock (LODE) Competitors

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Comstock (NYSE:LODE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, ARQ or LODE?

ARQ has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARQ or LODE more profitable?

ARQ has a net margin of -0.44% compared to Comstock's net margin of -1,210.13%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.25% beat Comstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARQ	-0.44%	-0.25%	-0.19%
Comstock	-1,210.13%	-33.56%	-23.62%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARQ or LODE?

Comstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comstock, 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
ARQ	$108.96M	1.45	-$12.25M	-$0.14	-26.93
Comstock	$3.02M	17.17	$9.16M	-$1.20	-1.60

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARQ or LODE?

18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Comstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Comstock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ARQ or LODE?

ARQ currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 151.99%. Comstock has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,250.72%. Given Comstock's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comstock is more favorable than ARQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Comstock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARQ or LODE?

ARQ received 2 more outperform votes than Comstock when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 1.89% of users gave Comstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARQ	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
Comstock	Outperform Votes 1 1.89%	Underperform Votes 52 98.11%

Does the media favor ARQ or LODE?

In the previous week, ARQ had 1 more articles in the media than Comstock. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ARQ and 1 mentions for Comstock. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Comstock's score of 0.46 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARQ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comstock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ARQ beats Comstock on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.