ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $7.17 +0.11 (+1.56%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.16 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 04:57 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, ASPI, WLKP, TROX, OEC, ASIX, VHI, LXFR, ADUR, and AMTXShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Ecovyst (ECVT), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Tronox (TROX), Orion (OEC), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), and Aemetis (AMTX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Its Competitors Ecovyst ASP Isotopes Westlake Chemical Partners Tronox Orion AdvanSix Valhi Luxfer Aduro Clean Technologies Aemetis Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Does the media prefer ECVT or ARQ? In the previous week, Ecovyst had 16 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ecovyst and 2 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Ecovyst's score of 0.84 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecovyst 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARQ 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has more volatility & risk, ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ECVT or ARQ? Ecovyst currently has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.99%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.47%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECVT or ARQ? 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Ecovyst shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and 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$704.50M1.50-$6.65M-$0.12-77.17ARQ$108.96M2.81-$5.11M-$0.04-179.25 SummaryARQ beats Ecovyst on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ARQ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$306.09M$10.99B$26.38B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A1.20%2.77%4.60%P/E Ratio-179.2538.7527.1825.92Price / Sales2.8115.24754.6385.33Price / Cash71.7016.6827.0359.91Price / Book1.394.007.776.29Net Income-$5.11M$245.70M$199.14M$270.77M7 Day Performance1.27%8.98%9.73%3.36%1 Month Performance-0.42%16.70%20.13%6.41%1 Year Performance23.62%0.11%68.51%28.24% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.4863 of 5 stars$7.17+1.6%$10.00+39.5%+22.1%$306.09M$108.96M-179.25140ECVTEcovyst4.081 of 5 stars$8.96-1.5%$10.00+11.7%+45.4%$1.02B$704.50M-74.63880News CoverageAnalyst ForecastASPIASP Isotopes1.1718 of 5 stars$8.60-7.4%$7.75-9.8%+243.3%$778.02M$4.14M-13.8876News CoverageInsider TradeWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners4.103 of 5 stars$22.07-0.1%N/A-1.1%$777.89M$1.14B14.81150TROXTronox4.1163 of 5 stars$4.08-4.8%$5.01+23.0%-57.4%$642.80M$3.07B-2.576,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownOECOrion4.1015 of 5 stars$10.28-2.6%$12.00+16.8%-36.1%$576.60M$1.88B38.031,658News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownASIXAdvanSix3.8481 of 5 stars$20.84-2.9%$33.50+60.8%-19.7%$559.21M$1.52B7.341,450Positive NewsVHIValhi0.9588 of 5 stars$15.92-2.4%$12.00-24.6%-38.2%$450.54M$2.10B4.642,524News CoverageLXFRLuxfer3.5045 of 5 stars$13.21-1.6%N/A+24.9%$353.50M$391.90M14.681,450Positive NewsADURAduro Clean Technologies2.7038 of 5 stars$11.24-2.3%$48.00+327.0%N/A$344.28M$170K-35.13N/AGap UpAMTXAemetis1.9809 of 5 stars$2.52-1.0%$17.00+575.9%-11.1%$159.05M$267.64M-1.55160 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECVT Alternatives ASPI Alternatives WLKP Alternatives TROX Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives ADUR Alternatives AMTX 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 9/12/2025 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 | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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