Do analysts rate NDLS or ARKR?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Noodles & Company 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Ark Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts rate ARKR or LVO?

LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 134.79%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveOne is more favorable than Ark Restaurants. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ark Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 LiveOne 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARKR or LVO?

Ark Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than LiveOne. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveOne, 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 Ark Restaurants $165.75M 0.13 -$11.47M -$1.74 N/A LiveOne $77.14M 0.94 -$20.97M -$1.94 N/A

Do analysts prefer ARKR or GENK?

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.81%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Ark Restaurants. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ark Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 GEN Restaurant Group 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75

Do analysts rate THCH or ARKR?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TH International 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Ark Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts prefer ARKR or STKS?

ONE Group Hospitality has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 130.18%. Given ONE Group Hospitality's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ONE Group Hospitality is more favorable than Ark Restaurants. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ark Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 ONE Group Hospitality 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Competitors

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ARKR vs. NDLS, LVO, GENK, THCH, and STKS

Should you buy Ark Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ark Restaurants with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ark Restaurants include Noodles & Company (NDLS), LiveOne (LVO), GEN Restaurant Group (GENK), TH International (THCH), and ONE Group Hospitality (STKS). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

How does Ark Restaurants compare to Noodles & Company?

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Noodles & Company had 1 more articles in the media than Ark Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Noodles & Company and 1 mentions for Ark Restaurants. Ark Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.63 indicating that Ark Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company	Positive
Ark Restaurants	Very Positive

Ark Restaurants has a net margin of -3.97% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -7.46%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ark Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%
Ark Restaurants	-3.97%	-8.49%	-2.09%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noodles & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Ark Restaurants	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ark Restaurants has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noodles & Company. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noodles & Company, 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
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.14	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
Ark Restaurants	$165.75M	0.13	-$11.47M	-$1.74	N/A

Summary

Noodles & Company beats Ark Restaurants on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ark Restaurants compare to LiveOne?

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) and LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Ark Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than LiveOne. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveOne, 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
Ark Restaurants	$165.75M	0.13	-$11.47M	-$1.74	N/A
LiveOne	$77.14M	0.94	-$20.97M	-$1.94	N/A

In the previous week, Ark Restaurants and Ark Restaurants both had 1 articles in the media. Ark Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat LiveOne's score of 1.87 indicating that Ark Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ark Restaurants	Very Positive
LiveOne	Very Positive

LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 134.79%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveOne is more favorable than Ark Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ark Restaurants	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
LiveOne	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of LiveOne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ark Restaurants has a net margin of -3.97% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.22%. LiveOne's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ark Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ark Restaurants	-3.97%	-8.49%	-2.09%
LiveOne	-27.22%	N/A	-41.60%

Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ark Restaurants beats LiveOne on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ark Restaurants compare to GEN Restaurant Group?

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.81%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Ark Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ark Restaurants	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
GEN Restaurant Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

GEN Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ark Restaurants. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEN Restaurant Group, 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
Ark Restaurants	$165.75M	0.13	-$11.47M	-$1.74	N/A
GEN Restaurant Group	$212.54M	0.28	-$3.03M	-$0.74	N/A

In the previous week, Ark Restaurants and Ark Restaurants both had 1 articles in the media. Ark Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 1.87 indicating that Ark Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ark Restaurants	Very Positive
GEN Restaurant Group	Very Positive

GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to Ark Restaurants' net margin of -3.97%. GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity of -4.50% beat Ark Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ark Restaurants	-3.97%	-8.49%	-2.09%
GEN Restaurant Group	-1.86%	-4.50%	-0.56%

32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Ark Restaurants on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ark Restaurants compare to TH International?

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Ark Restaurants has a net margin of -3.97% compared to TH International's net margin of -38.44%. TH International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ark Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-38.44%	N/A	-19.46%
Ark Restaurants	-3.97%	-8.49%	-2.09%

91.9% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

TH International has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Ark Restaurants	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Ark Restaurants has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TH International. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TH International, 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
TH International	$188.21M	0.32	-$62.13M	-$2.12	N/A
Ark Restaurants	$165.75M	0.13	-$11.47M	-$1.74	N/A

In the previous week, TH International had 1 more articles in the media than Ark Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TH International and 1 mentions for Ark Restaurants. Ark Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat TH International's score of 0.63 indicating that Ark Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TH International	Positive
Ark Restaurants	Very Positive

Summary

TH International beats Ark Restaurants on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ark Restaurants compare to ONE Group Hospitality?

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) and ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ONE Group Hospitality has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Ark Restaurants has a net margin of -3.97% compared to ONE Group Hospitality's net margin of -11.15%. ONE Group Hospitality's return on equity of -6.77% beat Ark Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ark Restaurants	-3.97%	-8.49%	-2.09%
ONE Group Hospitality	-11.15%	-6.77%	0.40%

Ark Restaurants has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ONE Group Hospitality. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ONE Group Hospitality, 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
Ark Restaurants	$165.75M	0.13	-$11.47M	-$1.74	N/A
ONE Group Hospitality	$805.72M	0.08	-$92.24M	-$4.03	N/A

32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ONE Group Hospitality has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 130.18%. Given ONE Group Hospitality's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ONE Group Hospitality is more favorable than Ark Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ark Restaurants	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ONE Group Hospitality	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, ONE Group Hospitality had 2 more articles in the media than Ark Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ONE Group Hospitality and 1 mentions for Ark Restaurants. Ark Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat ONE Group Hospitality's score of 1.64 indicating that Ark Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ark Restaurants	Very Positive
ONE Group Hospitality	Very Positive

Summary

ONE Group Hospitality beats Ark Restaurants on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ARKR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ark Restaurants	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$20.79M	$11.20B	$26.85B	$12.55B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.56%	175.38%	8.00%
P/E Ratio	-3.31	27.75	20.82	24.38
Price / Sales	0.13	1.72	3.49	117.90
Price / Cash	8.89	14.98	18.18	49.36
Price / Book	0.65	4.81	6.46	6.35
Net Income	-$11.47M	$388.37M	$951.67M	$330.89M
7 Day Performance	2.86%	-0.73%	-0.51%	-0.97%
1 Month Performance	-7.10%	0.02%	-1.68%	-0.36%
1 Year Performance	-35.71%	-9.65%	-3.59%	20.00%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ARKR Ark Restaurants	1.2224 of 5 stars	$5.76 flat	N/A	-33.9%	$20.79M	$165.75M	N/A	1,566
NDLS Noodles & Company	0.3543 of 5 stars	$12.20 -5.5%	N/A	+74.7%	$71.89M	$495.09M	N/A	6,500
LVO LiveOne	3.0981 of 5 stars	$5.01 -2.7%	$12.50 +149.5%	-32.6%	$67.39M	$77.14M	N/A	180	Positive News
GENK GEN Restaurant Group	2.3425 of 5 stars	$2.00 +5.0%	$4.50 +125.6%	-53.2%	$65.68M	$209.10M	N/A	2,700	Gap Up
THCH TH International	0.2084 of 5 stars	$1.81 +0.9%	N/A	-40.7%	$60.03M	$188.21M	N/A	1,580

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ARKR vs. NDLS, LVO, GENK, THCH, and STKS

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Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Competitors

ARKR vs. NDLS, LVO, GENK, THCH, and STKS

How does Ark Restaurants compare to Noodles & Company?

Which has more volatility & risk, NDLS or ARKR?

Does the media refer more to NDLS or ARKR?

Is NDLS or ARKR more profitable?

Do analysts rate NDLS or ARKR?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NDLS or ARKR?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NDLS or ARKR?

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How does Ark Restaurants compare to LiveOne?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARKR or LVO?

Does the media prefer ARKR or LVO?

Do analysts rate ARKR or LVO?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARKR or LVO?

Is ARKR or LVO more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARKR or LVO?

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How does Ark Restaurants compare to GEN Restaurant Group?

Do analysts prefer ARKR or GENK?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARKR or GENK?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARKR or GENK?

Does the media favor ARKR or GENK?

Is ARKR or GENK more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARKR or GENK?

Summary

How does Ark Restaurants compare to TH International?

Is THCH or ARKR more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in THCH or ARKR?

Which has more risk & volatility, THCH or ARKR?

Do analysts rate THCH or ARKR?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, THCH or ARKR?

Does the media refer more to THCH or ARKR?

Summary

How does Ark Restaurants compare to ONE Group Hospitality?

Which has more volatility and risk, ARKR or STKS?

Is ARKR or STKS more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARKR or STKS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARKR or STKS?

Do analysts prefer ARKR or STKS?

Does the media prefer ARKR or STKS?

Summary

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ARKR vs. The Competition

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