ARKO (ARKO) Competitors

ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO) and Camping World (NYSE:CWH) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARKO or CWH?

ARKO has higher revenue and earnings than Camping World. Camping World 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
ARKO	$8.73B	0.06	$20.84M	$0.03	155.33
Camping World	$6.10B	0.30	-$38.64M	-$0.46	-39.22

Which has more volatility & risk, ARKO or CWH?

ARKO has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camping World has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ARKO or CWH?

ARKO currently has a consensus price target of $7.35, indicating a potential upside of 57.73%. Camping World has a consensus price target of $22.44, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Given ARKO's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ARKO is more favorable than Camping World.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARKO	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Camping World	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is ARKO or CWH more profitable?

ARKO has a net margin of 0.10% compared to Camping World's net margin of -0.47%. ARKO's return on equity of 3.23% beat Camping World's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARKO	0.10%	3.23%	0.24%
Camping World	-0.47%	-8.66%	-0.57%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARKO or CWH?

78.3% of ARKO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Camping World shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of ARKO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% of Camping World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ARKO or CWH?

In the previous week, ARKO had 3 more articles in the media than Camping World. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ARKO and 3 mentions for Camping World. Camping World's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat ARKO's score of 0.63 indicating that Camping World is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARKO	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camping World	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARKO or CWH a better dividend stock?

ARKO pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Camping World pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. ARKO pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Camping World pays out -108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camping World has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Camping World is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ARKO beats Camping World on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.