Arkle Resources (ARK) Competitors

Arkle Resources (LON:ARK) and Keras Resources (LON:KRS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARK or KRS?

Keras Resources received 228 more outperform votes than Arkle Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.33% of users gave Arkle Resources an outperform vote while only 53.05% of users gave Keras Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arkle Resources	Outperform Votes 7 58.33%	Underperform Votes 5 41.67%
Keras Resources	Outperform Votes 235 53.05%	Underperform Votes 208 46.95%

Do analysts recommend ARK or KRS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arkle Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Keras Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is ARK or KRS more profitable?

Arkle Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Keras Resources' net margin of -73.03%. Arkle Resources' return on equity of -9.43% beat Keras Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arkle Resources	N/A	-9.43%	-4.60%
Keras Resources	-73.03%	-28.23%	-7.87%

Does the media prefer ARK or KRS?

In the previous week, Arkle Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Keras Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Arkle Resources and 0 mentions for Keras Resources. Arkle Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Keras Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Arkle Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Arkle Resources	Positive
Keras Resources	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ARK or KRS?

Arkle Resources has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keras Resources has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARK or KRS?

Arkle Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Keras Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arkle Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keras Resources	£1.18M	1.10	-£1.08M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Arkle Resources beats Keras Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.