Argo Blockchain (ARBK) Competitors

Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and CURO Group (NYSE:CURO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARBK or CURO?

Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CURO Group has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its stock price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ARBK or CURO?

In the previous week, Argo Blockchain had 1 more articles in the media than CURO Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Argo Blockchain and 0 mentions for CURO Group. CURO Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Argo Blockchain's score of 0.93 indicating that CURO Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Argo Blockchain	Positive
CURO Group	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ARBK or CURO?

CURO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Argo Blockchain.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Argo Blockchain	$58.58M	0.95	-$240.24M	N/A	N/A
CURO Group	$1.03B	0.04	-$185.48M	-$6.88	-0.16

Do analysts recommend ARBK or CURO?

Argo Blockchain presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 164.42%. CURO Group has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 215.32%. Given CURO Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CURO Group is more favorable than Argo Blockchain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Argo Blockchain	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
CURO Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Is ARBK or CURO more profitable?

Argo Blockchain has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CURO Group's net margin of -32.89%. Argo Blockchain's return on equity of 0.00% beat CURO Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Argo Blockchain	N/A	N/A	N/A
CURO Group	-32.89%	-71.92%	-6.12%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARBK or CURO?

CURO Group received 256 more outperform votes than Argo Blockchain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.56% of users gave CURO Group an outperform vote while only 39.13% of users gave Argo Blockchain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Argo Blockchain	Outperform Votes 18 39.13%	Underperform Votes 28 60.87%
CURO Group	Outperform Votes 274 62.56%	Underperform Votes 164 37.44%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARBK or CURO?

1.1% of Argo Blockchain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.6% of CURO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of CURO Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CURO Group beats Argo Blockchain on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.