ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $5.22 -0.17 (-3.19%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARQ vs. WLKP, ASPI, ASIX, OEC, VHI, SLI, LXFR, ADUR, ZTEK, and VGASShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), AdvanSix (ASIX), Orion (OEC), Valhi (VHI), Standard Lithium (SLI), Luxfer (LXFR), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Zentek (ZTEK), and Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. Its Competitors Westlake Chemical Partners ASP Isotopes AdvanSix Orion Valhi Standard Lithium Luxfer Aduro Clean Technologies Zentek Verde Clean Fuels ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARQ or WLKP? Westlake Chemical Partners has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake Chemical Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioARQ$114.47M1.92-$12.25M-$0.05-104.36Westlake Chemical Partners$1.09B0.72$54.28M$1.4915.00 Which has more risk & volatility, ARQ or WLKP? ARQ has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARQ or WLKP? 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ARQ or WLKP more profitable? Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 5.40% compared to ARQ's net margin of -0.44%. Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity of 7.31% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARQ-0.44% -0.25% -0.19% Westlake Chemical Partners 5.40%7.31%4.75% Do analysts rate ARQ or WLKP? ARQ presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.48%. Given ARQ's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Westlake Chemical Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Westlake Chemical Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the media refer more to ARQ or WLKP? In the previous week, ARQ had 1 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ARQ and 2 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Westlake Chemical Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARQ 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Westlake Chemical Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARQ or WLKP? Westlake Chemical Partners received 275 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 67.23% of users gave Westlake Chemical Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformARQOutperform Votes480.00% Underperform Votes120.00% Westlake Chemical PartnersOutperform Votes27967.23% Underperform Votes13632.77% SummaryWestlake Chemical Partners beats ARQ on 11 of the 19 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 ExcelMetricARQchemical products IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$223.30M$1.37B$14.33B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.54%2.60%4.18%P/E Ratio-521.8021.4034.3320.06Price / Sales1.92258.41312.32157.08Price / CashN/A72.0330.9334.64Price / Book0.977.115.464.70Net Income-$12.25M$65.82M$195.72M$247.88M7 Day Performance1.52%3.52%2.66%2.63%1 Month Performance25.73%10.33%3.69%6.36%1 Year Performance-17.83%43.22%24.28%14.05% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.4494 of 5 stars$5.22-3.2%$9.00+72.5%-16.8%$223.30M$114.47M-521.80140Positive NewsWLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.5238 of 5 stars$22.34+0.7%N/A-1.5%$787.24M$1.09B12.77150ASPIASP Isotopes1.4611 of 5 stars$9.62+2.8%$6.67-30.7%+137.2%$722.10M$4.41M-15.7776Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeASIXAdvanSix4.0632 of 5 stars$24.41+2.3%$33.50+37.2%+2.5%$654.51M$1.56B15.161,460OECOrion4.0511 of 5 stars$11.61+2.8%$14.50+24.9%-49.9%$653.30M$1.85B15.481,600Positive NewsVHIValhi1.2897 of 5 stars$15.53+6.8%$12.00-22.7%-17.9%$439.28M$2.11B4.982,250Ex-DividendGap UpSLIStandard Lithium1.6167 of 5 stars$1.85+8.2%$4.40+137.8%+22.9%$358.79MN/A3.14N/ALXFRLuxfer3.2283 of 5 stars$12.19+3.1%N/A+3.1%$332.07M$399.50M36.951,400Trending NewsADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$9.93-0.7%$50.00+403.5%N/A$282.39M$258.79K-39.72N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeZTEKZentek1.0327 of 5 stars$1.48-0.7%N/A+31.0%$155.98M$64.66K-21.1424Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2765 of 5 stars$3.35+2.8%N/A-32.8%$145.23MN/A-6.702Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLKP Alternatives ASPI Alternatives ASIX Alternatives OEC Alternatives VHI Alternatives SLI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives ADUR Alternatives ZTEK 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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