Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ark Restaurants Corp. owns and operates a portfolio of restaurants, bars and other food-service venues in the United States. Its establishments span a range of dining formats, including full-service restaurants, casual dining locations, steakhouses, bars and limited-service food concepts. The company serves a variety of cuisines and customer segments, from everyday dining to destination and entertainment-oriented venues.

Ark Restaurants’ operations have historically been concentrated in major hospitality and tourism markets, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, Nevada, with additional locations in other U.S. markets. Its portfolio includes restaurants located in hotels, casinos, entertainment complexes and prominent urban destinations, as well as independently operated venues.

The company was founded in 1983 and has developed its business through the ownership, operation and management of restaurant properties. Michael Weinstein, one of the company’s founders, serves as Ark Restaurants’ chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.45 to $4.55
• 50-Day Range: $4.37 to $5.58
• 52-Week Range: $4.32 to $9.50
• Volume: 947 shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Ark Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ark Restaurants scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 471st out of 487 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Ark Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ark Restaurants has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: N/A
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.36% of the float of Ark Restaurants has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ark Restaurants has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ark Restaurants has recently increased by 88.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ark Restaurants does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ark Restaurants does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Ark Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ark Restaurants this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ark Restaurants insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $807,524.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.46% of the stock of Ark Restaurants is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.95% of the stock of Ark Restaurants is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARKR
• CIK: 779544
• Web: www.arkrestaurants.com
• Phone: (212) 206-8800
• Fax: 212-206-8814
• Employees: 1,566
• Year Founded: 1983

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: 2,255,000
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A