ARKO (ARKO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ARKO Corp. is a convenience-store operator headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Through its subsidiary GPM Investments, the company operates convenience stores and fuel stations across the United States, serving retail customers with gasoline, diesel, tobacco and nicotine products, beverages, snacks, prepared food and other everyday merchandise.

ARKO’s retail portfolio includes regional convenience-store brands such as fas REWARDS, fas mart, E-Z Mart, Handy Mart, Scotchman, Young’s, Li’l Cricket and others. In addition to company-operated locations, the business supports independent operators through wholesale fuel distribution, store supply programs and related services. Its stores may also offer foodservice, car washes, lottery products, money services and other customer amenities, depending on the location.

The company has expanded through acquisitions of convenience-store chains and related retail assets, building a broad presence across multiple U.S. regions, including the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and parts of the West. ARKO became a publicly traded company in 2021 following a business combination with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II. Arie Kotler serves as ARKO’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.09 to $4.28
• 50-Day Range: $4.10 to $7.36
• 52-Week Range: $3.83 to $8.76
• Volume: 425,351 shs
• Average Volume: 753,059 shs
• Market Capitalization: $459.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 58.57
• Dividend Yield: 2.93%
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ARKO Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ARKO scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 264th out of 487 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ARKO has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

ARKO has a consensus price target of $14.50, representing about 253.7% upside from its current price of $4.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ARKO has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ARKO are expected to grow by 18.18% in the coming year, from $0.11 to $0.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 58.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 58.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ARKO has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.38% 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 9.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARKO has recently increased by 23.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ARKO pays a meaningful dividend of 2.92%, 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 171.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, ARKO will have a dividend payout ratio of 92.31% in the coming year. This indicates that ARKO may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

ARKO has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ARKO this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ARKO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ARKO insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.90% 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

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARKO
• CIK: 1823794
• Web: www.arkocorp.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: $14.50
• High Price Target: $22.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +253.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 58.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.74 million
• Net Margins: 0.19%
• Pretax Margin: 0.32%
• Return on Equity: 4.02%
• Return on Assets: 0.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.06
• Cash Flow: $1.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.35
• Book Value: $2.40 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,190,000
• Free Float: 87,617,000
• Market Cap: $459.98 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93