ARKO (ARKO) Competitors

Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) and ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CSAN or ARKO?

78.3% of ARKO shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.5% of ARKO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CSAN or ARKO?

In the previous week, ARKO had 5 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ARKO and 5 mentions for Cosan. ARKO's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Cosan's score of 0.10 indicating that ARKO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cosan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARKO	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CSAN or ARKO more profitable?

ARKO has a net margin of 0.18% compared to Cosan's net margin of -25.77%. ARKO's return on equity of 5.50% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%
ARKO	0.18%	5.50%	0.41%

Do analysts recommend CSAN or ARKO?

Cosan currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 369.14%. ARKO has a consensus target price of $7.13, suggesting a potential upside of 46.91%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than ARKO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
ARKO	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CSAN or ARKO?

Cosan has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARKO has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CSAN or ARKO?

ARKO has higher revenue and earnings than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARKO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosan	$8.15B	0.23	-$1.75B	$1.32	3.07
ARKO	$8.73B	0.06	$20.84M	$0.08	60.63

Summary

ARKO beats Cosan on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.