ARQ (ARQ) Competitors $4.45 -0.12 (-2.63%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.60 +0.15 (+3.26%) As of 07:48 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. ASIX, OEC, ASPI, VHI, LXFR, SLI, ADUR, ZTEK, VGAS, and CBUSShould you be buying ARQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARQ include AdvanSix (ASIX), Orion (OEC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), Standard Lithium (SLI), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Zentek (ZTEK), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), and Cibus (CBUS). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. ARQ vs. AdvanSix Orion ASP Isotopes Valhi Luxfer Standard Lithium Aduro Clean Technologies Zentek Verde Clean Fuels Cibus ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking. Do analysts recommend ARQ or ASIX? ARQ presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.90%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.92%. Given ARQ's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than AdvanSix.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) 3.00AdvanSix 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARQ or ASIX? AdvanSix has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioARQ$114.47M1.67-$12.25M-$0.05-90.50AdvanSix$1.56B0.41$44.15M$3.127.57 Does the media favor ARQ or ASIX? In the previous week, AdvanSix had 4 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AdvanSix and 5 mentions for ARQ. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat ARQ's score of 0.70 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARQ 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AdvanSix 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARQ or ASIX? AdvanSix received 251 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave AdvanSix an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformARQOutperform Votes480.00% Underperform Votes120.00% AdvanSixOutperform Votes25564.89% Underperform Votes13835.11% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARQ or ASIX? 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ARQ or ASIX? ARQ has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARQ or ASIX more profitable? AdvanSix has a net margin of 2.91% compared to ARQ's net margin of -0.44%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 6.26% beat ARQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARQ-0.44% -0.25% -0.19% AdvanSix 2.91%6.26%3.10% SummaryAdvanSix beats ARQ on 12 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$191.01M$1.32B$24.39B$8.43BDividend YieldN/A1.50%2.48%4.11%P/E Ratio-452.5020.3533.5019.75Price / Sales1.67267.54267.48118.67Price / CashN/A72.0330.9334.62Price / Book0.846.745.414.50Net Income-$12.25M$65.82M$196.34M$248.32M7 Day Performance11.73%2.26%-0.52%0.48%1 Month Performance24.31%26.93%15.80%13.08%1 Year Performance-35.26%40.32%17.88%7.36% ARQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARQARQ3.263 of 5 stars$4.45-2.6%$9.00+102.2%-36.4%$187.84M$114.47M-445.00140ASIXAdvanSix3.9072 of 5 stars$24.44+4.1%$33.50+37.1%+2.6%$655.31M$1.56B15.181,460Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeOECOrion4.3088 of 5 stars$11.12-2.0%$14.50+30.4%-57.0%$625.72M$1.85B14.831,600Positive NewsASPIASP Isotopes1.0045 of 5 stars$7.52+3.2%$4.50-40.2%+45.0%$564.47M$4.14M-12.3376News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpVHIValhi2.6917 of 5 stars$15.23-0.8%$20.00+31.3%-19.7%$430.93M$2.11B4.882,250News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeLXFRLuxfer2.5341 of 5 stars$11.95-0.7%N/A-6.4%$325.48M$399.50M36.211,400News CoverageGap UpSLIStandard Lithium2.363 of 5 stars$1.66+3.1%$4.40+165.1%-13.0%$321.94MN/A2.81N/APositive NewsAnalyst RevisionADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$7.08+9.8%$50.00+606.2%N/A$201.34M$258,792.000.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeZTEKZentek0.0696 of 5 stars$1.58-0.6%N/A+42.9%$165.24M$64,656.00-22.5724Gap UpVGASVerde Clean FuelsN/A$3.47-0.9%N/A-29.8%$154.59MN/A-6.942Positive NewsCBUSCibus1.6361 of 5 stars$3.12+10.6%$22.00+605.1%-82.9%$101.94M$4.75M-0.1448 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASIX Alternatives OEC Alternatives ASPI Alternatives VHI Alternatives LXFR Alternatives SLI Alternatives ADUR Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives VGAS Alternatives CBUS 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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