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ARQ vs. ADUR, OEC, LXFR, VHI, and ALTO

Should you buy ARQ stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ARQ with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ARQ include Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Orion (OEC), Luxfer (LXFR), Valhi (VHI), and Alto Ingredients (ALTO). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

How does ARQ compare to Aduro Clean Technologies?

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Aduro Clean Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ARQ. Aduro Clean Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARQ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARQ	$120.34M	0.93	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A
Aduro Clean Technologies	$170K	2,479.23	-$8.70M	-$0.44	N/A

ARQ has a net margin of -43.93% compared to Aduro Clean Technologies' net margin of -6,393.09%. ARQ's return on equity of -2.67% beat Aduro Clean Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%
Aduro Clean Technologies	-6,393.09%	-85.29%	-70.27%

ARQ presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.26%. Aduro Clean Technologies has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.76%. Given ARQ's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Aduro Clean Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Aduro Clean Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Aduro Clean Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Aduro Clean Technologies and 2 mentions for ARQ. Aduro Clean Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat ARQ's score of 0.93 indicating that Aduro Clean Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARQ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aduro Clean Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

ARQ has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aduro Clean Technologies has a beta of 3.15, suggesting that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

ARQ beats Aduro Clean Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ARQ compare to Orion?

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Orion (NYSE:OEC) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Orion had 1 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Orion and 2 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Orion's score of 0.37 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARQ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

ARQ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orion. Orion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARQ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARQ	$120.34M	0.93	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A
Orion	$1.81B	0.22	-$70.10M	-$1.60	N/A

Orion has a net margin of -4.98% compared to ARQ's net margin of -43.93%. Orion's return on equity of 2.23% beat ARQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%
Orion	-4.98%	2.23%	0.47%

ARQ presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.26%. Orion has a consensus target price of $5.92, suggesting a potential downside of 14.44%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Orion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Orion	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

ARQ has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orion has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Orion shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Orion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ARQ beats Orion on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ARQ compare to Luxfer?

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) 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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

ARQ has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.26%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, Luxfer had 3 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luxfer and 2 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Luxfer's score of 0.80 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luxfer	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARQ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Luxfer has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Luxfer	$384.60M	1.09	$7.70M	$0.22	70.35
ARQ	$120.34M	0.93	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A

Luxfer has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market.

Luxfer has a net margin of 1.56% compared to ARQ's net margin of -43.93%. Luxfer's return on equity of 12.14% beat ARQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luxfer	1.56%	12.14%	7.25%
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%

Summary

Luxfer beats ARQ on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ARQ compare to Valhi?

Valhi (NYSE:VHI) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

ARQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Valhi. Valhi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARQ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valhi	$2.08B	0.18	-$57.60M	-$2.54	N/A
ARQ	$120.34M	0.93	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A

Valhi has a net margin of -3.45% compared to ARQ's net margin of -43.93%. ARQ's return on equity of -2.67% beat Valhi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	-3.45%	-4.29%	-2.23%
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%

3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Valhi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ARQ had 2 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ARQ and 0 mentions for Valhi. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Valhi's score of 0.00 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Valhi	Neutral
ARQ	Positive

Valhi has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the broader market.

Valhi currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.00%. ARQ has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.26%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Valhi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valhi	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

ARQ beats Valhi on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ARQ compare to Alto Ingredients?

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alto Ingredients had 3 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alto Ingredients and 2 mentions for ARQ. Alto Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat ARQ's score of 0.93 indicating that Alto Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARQ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alto Ingredients	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alto Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alto Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARQ	$120.34M	0.93	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A
Alto Ingredients	$916.07M	0.40	$13.34M	$0.37	12.62

ARQ currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.26%. Alto Ingredients has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 114.13%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Alto Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Alto Ingredients has a net margin of 3.20% compared to ARQ's net margin of -43.93%. Alto Ingredients' return on equity of 9.77% beat ARQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%
Alto Ingredients	3.20%	9.77%	5.81%

ARQ has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alto Ingredients beats ARQ on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ARQ vs. The Competition

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Metric	ARQ	Waste Removal Svcs Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$112.48M	$9.95B	$6.43B	$12.29B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.11%	3.20%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-2.03	70.05	30.91	25.26
Price / Sales	0.93	33.53	418.20	73.54
Price / Cash	2.28	12.27	22.08	37.27
Price / Book	0.67	5.48	6.00	6.71
Net Income	-$52.61M	$387.83M	$204.78M	$336.00M
7 Day Performance	-4.03%	6.75%	-2.33%	-0.72%
1 Month Performance	17.49%	-3.59%	-4.06%	-0.09%
1 Year Performance	-44.02%	-2.92%	31.27%	30.62%

ARQ Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ARQ ARQ	4.4849 of 5 stars	$2.62 flat	$7.50 +186.3%	-44.0%	$112.48M	$120.34M	N/A	140
ADUR Aduro Clean Technologies	2.4012 of 5 stars	$13.25 -4.4%	$29.00 +118.9%	+113.3%	$424.55M	$170K	N/A	N/A
OEC Orion	2.6545 of 5 stars	$7.53 +1.2%	$5.92 -21.4%	-39.1%	$419.53M	$1.81B	N/A	1,639	Gap Up
LXFR Luxfer	2.4977 of 5 stars	$15.08 -2.8%	N/A	+28.6%	$418.87M	$384.60M	68.54	1,350
VHI Valhi	0.3181 of 5 stars	$14.15 -2.6%	$12.00 -15.2%	-12.7%	$411.23M	$2.08B	N/A	2,263

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ARQ (ARQ) Competitors

ARQ vs. ADUR, OEC, LXFR, VHI, and ALTO

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ARQ vs. ADUR, OEC, LXFR, VHI, and ALTO

How does ARQ compare to Aduro Clean Technologies?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARQ or ADUR?

Is ARQ or ADUR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ARQ or ADUR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARQ or ADUR?

Does the media refer more to ARQ or ADUR?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARQ or ADUR?

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How does ARQ compare to Orion?

Does the media prefer ARQ or OEC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARQ or OEC?

Is ARQ or OEC more profitable?

Do analysts prefer ARQ or OEC?

Which has more volatility & risk, ARQ or OEC?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARQ or OEC?

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How does ARQ compare to Luxfer?

Do analysts prefer LXFR or ARQ?

Does the media prefer LXFR or ARQ?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LXFR or ARQ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LXFR or ARQ?

Which has more risk & volatility, LXFR or ARQ?

Is LXFR or ARQ more profitable?

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How does ARQ compare to Valhi?

Which has better valuation and earnings, VHI or ARQ?

Is VHI or ARQ more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VHI or ARQ?

Does the media refer more to VHI or ARQ?

Which has more risk & volatility, VHI or ARQ?

Do analysts recommend VHI or ARQ?

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Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARQ or ALTO?

Does the media refer more to ARQ or ALTO?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARQ or ALTO?

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Is ARQ or ALTO more profitable?

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