ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $5.16 -0.19 (-3.55%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.15 -0.01 (-0.19%) As of 08/1/2025 06:43 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. TROX, ASPI, WLKP, OEC, ASIX, VHI, ADUR, LXFR, AMTX, and VGASShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Tronox (TROX), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Orion (OEC), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Luxfer (LXFR), Aemetis (AMTX), and Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Its Competitors Tronox ASP Isotopes Westlake Chemical Partners Orion AdvanSix Valhi Aduro Clean Technologies Luxfer Aemetis Verde Clean Fuels Tronox (NYSE:TROX) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Is TROX or ARQ more profitable? ARQ has a net margin of -1.30% compared to Tronox's net margin of -8.48%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.71% beat Tronox's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tronox-8.48% -4.74% -1.41% ARQ -1.30%-0.71%-0.54% Which has more risk and volatility, TROX or ARQ? Tronox has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, TROX or ARQ? ARQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tronox. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTronox$3.07B0.17-$48M-$1.58-2.15ARQ$108.96M2.00-$5.11M-$0.05-103.20 Do analysts recommend TROX or ARQ? Tronox currently has a consensus price target of $7.06, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 80.88%. Given Tronox's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tronox is more favorable than ARQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tronox 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TROX or ARQ? 73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tronox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to TROX or ARQ? In the previous week, Tronox had 13 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tronox and 1 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of -0.50 beat Tronox's score of -0.71 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tronox 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Negative ARQ 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative SummaryARQ beats Tronox on 11 of the 17 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. Email Address 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$225.83M$10.26B$14.77B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A1.29%2.81%4.08%P/E Ratio-103.2037.5424.0523.80Price / Sales2.008.1168.5466.65Price / Cash55.0316.9726.9457.96Price / Book1.003.385.075.55Net Income-$5.11M$221.89M$195.86M$259.03M7 Day Performance-11.03%-6.38%-4.24%-4.59%1 Month Performance-10.42%-4.25%-1.10%4.46%1 Year Performance-11.49%5.60%28.98%18.03% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ2.7329 of 5 stars$5.16-3.6%$9.33+80.9%-16.8%$225.83M$108.96M-103.20140Gap DownTROXTronox4.7526 of 5 stars$5.62-2.1%$7.06+25.7%-78.3%$891.35M$3.04B-5.926,500News CoverageEarnings ReportInsider TradeGap DownASPIASP Isotopes0.7259 of 5 stars$9.41-6.8%$6.67-29.2%+272.1%$793.53M$4.14M-15.5076Gap DownWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.9975 of 5 stars$22.01+0.2%N/A-5.0%$775.46M$1.14B14.77150News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementOECOrion4.0843 of 5 stars$11.14-0.9%$13.00+16.7%-59.9%$626.57M$1.88B24.211,658Upcoming EarningsASIXAdvanSix4.1533 of 5 stars$21.51+0.6%$33.50+55.8%-28.2%$576.15M$1.52B6.891,450Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeVHIValhi1.4911 of 5 stars$17.47-1.1%$12.00-31.3%-18.1%$494.40M$2.10B4.262,524Upcoming EarningsADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$11.32+6.3%$48.00+324.0%N/A$346.73M$250K-45.28N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsLXFRLuxfer3.5329 of 5 stars$12.20+0.2%N/A-4.4%$332.33M$391.90M15.641,450Analyst DowngradeAMTXAemetis2.4594 of 5 stars$3.03-7.2%$13.63+350.4%+1.9%$167.49M$267.64M-1.62160News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.4456 of 5 stars$3.20+5.4%N/A-30.6%$141.85MN/A-6.632Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TROX Alternatives ASPI Alternatives WLKP Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASIX Alternatives VHI Alternatives ADUR Alternatives LXFR Alternatives AMTX Alternatives VGAS 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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