ARKO (ARKO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ARKO Corp. is a U.S. convenience-store operator and fuel distributor. Through its subsidiary GPM Investments, the company runs convenience stores that sell fuel, food, beverages, tobacco products and other everyday goods, as well as offering services such as prepared food and loyalty programs.

ARKO’s stores operate under a range of banners, including fas mart, E-Z Mart, Scotchman and Village Pantry. The company also distributes fuel to independently operated locations and serves commercial customers through fuel and related services. Its operations span multiple regions of the United States.

ARKO became a publicly traded company in 2020 through a merger with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II. Arie Kotler serves as the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.94 to $4.14
• 50-Day Range: $3.69 to $4.89
• 52-Week Range: $3.61 to $8.76
• Volume: 368,003 shs
• Average Volume: 823,777 shs
• Market Capitalization: $447.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 79.92
• Dividend Yield: 3.01%
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

ARKO Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ARKO scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 479 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

ARKO has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ARKO has a consensus price target of $14.50, representing about 263.7% upside from its current price of $3.99.

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: 100.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ARKO are expected to grow by 100.00% in the coming year, from $0.09 to $0.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 80.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ARKO is 80.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ARKO has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.22% 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 11.29, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARKO has recently decreased by 0.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ARKO pays a meaningful dividend of 2.83%, 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 240.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ARKO will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.67% next year. This indicates that ARKO will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

ARKO has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for ARKO this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

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

• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/3 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/3 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/03/2026
• 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: +263.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 79.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.14
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.74 million
• Net Margins: 0.14%
• Pretax Margin: 0.41%
• Return on Equity: 2.87%
• Return on Assets: 0.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.68
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.06
• Cash Flow: $1.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.42
• Book Value: $4.27 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,180,000
• Free Float: 87,609,000
• Market Cap: $447.15 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99