ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $7.36 +0.36 (+5.14%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.40 +0.04 (+0.61%) As of 09/19/2025 05:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARQ vs. ECVT, WLKP, ASPI, TROX, OEC, ASIX, VHI, ADUR, LXFR, and SDSTShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Tronox (TROX), Orion (OEC), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Luxfer (LXFR), and Stardust Power (SDST). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Its Competitors Ecovyst Westlake Chemical Partners ASP Isotopes Tronox Orion AdvanSix Valhi Aduro Clean Technologies Luxfer Stardust Power Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do analysts recommend ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst presently has a consensus price target of $11.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.87%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Ecovyst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecovyst 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has better valuation & earnings, ECVT or ARQ? ARQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ecovyst. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecovyst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcovyst$704.50M1.49-$6.65M-$0.12-76.50ARQ$108.96M2.88-$5.11M-$0.04-184.00 Which has more volatility & risk, ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECVT or ARQ more profitable? ARQ has a net margin of -1.40% compared to Ecovyst's net margin of -1.91%. Ecovyst's return on equity of 7.69% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecovyst-1.91% 7.69% 3.00% ARQ -1.40%-0.07%-0.05% Does the media prefer ECVT or ARQ? In the previous week, Ecovyst had 8 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ecovyst and 2 mentions for ARQ. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat ARQ's score of 0.20 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecovyst 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARQ 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ECVT or ARQ? 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are held 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. SummaryARQ beats Ecovyst on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricARQWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$314.21M$10.94B$26.71B$10.45BDividend YieldN/A1.17%2.75%4.57%P/E Ratio-184.0036.3227.1826.82Price / Sales2.8812.48792.6191.97Price / Cash75.7116.9028.4061.43Price / Book1.423.897.796.39Net Income-$5.11M$245.70M$199.76M$271.80M7 Day Performance2.65%-0.73%1.74%3.51%1 Month Performance3.37%13.11%22.64%9.58%1 Year Performance44.31%3.31%66.54%28.53% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.2374 of 5 stars$7.36+5.1%$10.00+35.9%+44.3%$314.21M$108.96M-184.00140ECVTEcovyst3.6156 of 5 stars$8.95-2.2%$10.00+11.8%+41.2%$1.02B$704.50M-74.54880WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.8925 of 5 stars$21.88-0.4%N/A-5.3%$771.05M$1.14B14.68150ASPIASP Isotopes1.1942 of 5 stars$8.40-1.6%$7.75-7.7%+244.8%$770.67M$4.14M-13.7576News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTROXTronox4.2853 of 5 stars$4.63+2.3%$5.01+8.3%-61.8%$732.05M$3.07B-2.926,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOECOrion3.9694 of 5 stars$10.39-1.4%$12.00+15.5%-48.9%$582.84M$1.88B38.441,658Short Interest ↑ASIXAdvanSix3.9368 of 5 stars$20.80-2.0%$33.50+61.1%-27.8%$558.14M$1.52B7.321,450Positive NewsVHIValhi0.9394 of 5 stars$16.24-0.7%$12.00-26.1%-42.7%$459.59M$2.10B4.732,524ADURAduro Clean Technologies2.6431 of 5 stars$12.73+9.7%$48.00+277.1%N/A$389.93M$231.21K-39.78N/AHigh Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.502 of 5 stars$13.26-2.6%N/A+12.6%$354.52M$403.80M14.721,450News CoveragePositive NewsSDSTStardust Power2.5551 of 5 stars$2.78-5.3%$51.13+1,742.3%-97.7%$234.74MN/A-4.96N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives WLKP Alternatives ASPI Alternatives TROX Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ADUR Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SDST Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ARQ) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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