ARKO (ARKO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ARKO Corp (NASDAQ: ARKO) is a downstream energy and convenience retail company based in Matthews, North Carolina. The company’s core operations encompass fuel supply, distribution and retailing through a network of terminals, independent dealer locations and company-operated convenience stores. ARKO’s fuel offerings include branded and unbranded gasoline and diesel, as well as lubricants and other petroleum products marketed under various regional and private labels.

In its retail segment, ARKO operates a portfolio of convenience stores under the Kangaroo Express banner, serving on-site customers with fuel, grab-and-go food items, beverages and everyday household essentials. The company has grown its retail footprint over the past decade through a combination of greenfield development and strategic acquisitions, resulting in a presence across multiple states in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Texas regions.

ARKO’s distribution network is supported by a system of company-owned and third-party terminals that receive, store and deliver fuel to both ARKO retail sites and thousands of independent dealers. This integrated structure enables the company to serve wholesale accounts, including independent wholesalers, municipal and agricultural customers, as well as its own dealers, with reliable fuel supply and logistics support.

Since its founding in 2012, ARKO has pursued an acquisition-driven growth strategy and completed an initial public offering in late 2022. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer John F. Herberger, the company continues to expand its retail network, enhance its supply chain capabilities and explore opportunities to diversify its convenience store offerings across its core markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.38 to $7.63
• 50-Day Range: $4.99 to $7.63
• 52-Week Range: $3.71 to $7.63
• Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 894,452 shs
• Market Capitalization: $855.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 40.16
• Dividend Yield: 1.57%
• Price Target: $8.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ARKO Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ARKO scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ARKO has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for ARKO is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ARKO has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ARKO are expected to grow by 34.48% in the coming year, from $0.29 to $0.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 40.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 40.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ARKO has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.12% of the float of ARKO has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ARKO has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.16, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARKO has recently decreased by 8.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

ARKO pays a meaningful dividend of 1.60%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ARKO does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ARKO is 63.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ARKO will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.77% next year. This indicates that ARKO will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

ARKO has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for ARKO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $202,800.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0237% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ARKO insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $202,800.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.50% of the stock of ARKO is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.29% of the stock of ARKO is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/20 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: CONS PD - MISC STPL
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARKO
• CIK: 1823794
• Web: haymakeracquisition.com
• Phone: 804-730-1568
• Fax: 212-616-9601
• Employees: 9,748
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ARKO: $8.00
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.31
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.74 million
• Net Margins: 0.38%
• Pretax Margin: 0.61%
• Return on Equity: 9.10%
• Return on Assets: 0.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.93
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.11
• Cash Flow: $1.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.15
• Book Value: $4.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,186,000
• Free Float: 86,944,000
• Market Cap: $855.98 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94