ARQ (ARQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arq, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQ) is a technology and materials company focused on producing activated carbon and other carbon-based products from coal waste and other carbonaceous materials. Its process converts previously discarded coal fines into engineered carbon products designed for use in industrial and environmental applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes activated carbon used in water and wastewater purification, air and gas treatment, gold recovery, and other industrial processes. Arq also develops carbon-based fuel and industrial products intended to provide alternatives to conventional raw materials while making use of waste resources.

Arq was formed through the combination of Arq Limited and Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc., with Advanced Emissions Solutions becoming Arq, Inc. The company serves customers in industrial and environmental markets, including applications in water treatment, emissions control, and resource recovery. Its operations and technologies have an international focus, although the company’s principal production and corporate activities are based in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.79 to $1.88
• 50-Day Range: $1.86 to $2.34
• 52-Week Range: $1.54 to $7.14
• Volume: 497,183 shs
• Average Volume: 459,300 shs
• Market Capitalization: $78.17 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ARQ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ARQ scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ARQ has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

ARQ has a consensus price target of $5.00, representing about 179.3% upside from its current price of $1.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ARQ 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 ARQ is -1.42, 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 ARQ is -1.42, 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

ARQ has a P/B Ratio of 0.46. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.43% of the float of ARQ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ARQ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ARQ has recently increased by 6.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

ARQ does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

ARQ does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

ARQ has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for ARQ this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $56,260.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0720% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ARQ insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $56,260.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.10% of the stock of ARQ is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.49% of the stock of ARQ is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARQ
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ARQ
• CIK: 1515156
• Web: www.arq.com
• Phone: 720-598-3500
• Fax: 303-734-0330
• Employees: 202
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ARQ: $5.00
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +179.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.26)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$52.61 million
• Net Margins: -42.33%
• Pretax Margin: -42.13%
• Return on Equity: -2.54%
• Return on Assets: -1.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $120.34 million
• Price / Sales: 0.65
• Cash Flow: $1.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.68
• Book Value: $3.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,670,000
• Free Float: 34,891,000
• Market Cap: $78.17 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.08