Ark Restaurants (ARKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ark Restaurants Corp. is a restaurant owner and operator that develops and manages a portfolio of full-service dining establishments in the United States. Its restaurants offer a variety of cuisines and dining formats, including steakhouses, seafood restaurants, Italian dining, casual restaurants, sports bars and other specialty concepts.

The company operates a collection of individual restaurant brands and concepts rather than relying on a single national chain. Its portfolio has included establishments such as Bryant & Cooper Steakhouse, Jackson Hole, and other dining venues serving meals, beverages and, in some locations, catering or private-event customers.

Ark Restaurants serves customers primarily in major metropolitan and resort markets, including New York City and Long Island, Florida, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. The company was established in 1983 and is headquartered in New York. Michael Weinstein has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.47 to $4.58
• 50-Day Range: $4.47 to $5.90
• 52-Week Range: $4.32 to $9.50
• Volume: 1,343 shs
• Average Volume: 8,379 shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.14 million
• 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 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 405th out of 481 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: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ark Restaurants is -5.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ark Restaurants is -5.08, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ark Restaurants has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.23% 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 0.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ark Restaurants has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Ark Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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: 10/07/2026
• 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): ($0.88)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$11.47 million
• Net Margins: -2.04%
• Pretax Margin: -1.53%
• Return on Equity: -10.61%
• Return on Assets: -2.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $165.75 million
• Price / Sales: 0.10
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.99
• Book Value: $8.91 per share
• Price / Book: 0.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,610,000
• Free Float: 2,255,000
• Market Cap: $16.14 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37