Cibus (CBUS) Competitors $2.25 +0.11 (+5.14%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.26 +0.00 (+0.22%) As of 04:10 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CBUS vs. ARQ, VGAS, ADUR, ZTEK, TSE, ORGN, BLGO, AMTX, ALTO, and LODEShould you be buying Cibus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cibus include ARQ (ARQ), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), Zentek (ZTEK), Trinseo (TSE), Origin Materials (ORGN), BioLargo (BLGO), Aemetis (AMTX), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), and Comstock (LODE). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Cibus vs. ARQ Verde Clean Fuels Aduro Clean Technologies Zentek Trinseo Origin Materials BioLargo Aemetis Alto Ingredients Comstock Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBUS or ARQ? Cibus received 10 more outperform votes than ARQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Cibus an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave ARQ an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCibusOutperform Votes13100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesARQOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% Do analysts rate CBUS or ARQ? Cibus currently has a consensus price target of $22.17, suggesting a potential upside of 885.19%. ARQ has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 124.59%. Given Cibus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cibus is more favorable than ARQ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cibus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25ARQ 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CBUS or ARQ more profitable? ARQ has a net margin of -0.44% compared to Cibus' net margin of -10,724.78%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.25% beat Cibus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cibus-10,724.78% -28.17% -13.39% ARQ -0.44%-0.25%-0.19% Do institutionals & insiders believe in CBUS or ARQ? 33.8% of Cibus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of Cibus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBUS or ARQ? ARQ has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCibus$4.26M17.34-$267.64M-$10.76-0.21ARQ$108.96M1.64-$12.25M-$0.14-30.21 Which has more risk & volatility, CBUS or ARQ? Cibus has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CBUS or ARQ? In the previous week, ARQ had 5 more articles in the media than Cibus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ARQ and 0 mentions for Cibus. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Cibus' score of 0.22 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cibus Neutral ARQ Positive SummaryCibus beats ARQ on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cibus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBUS 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 CBUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCibusAgricultural chemicals IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$73.91M$4.64B$17.34B$8.04BDividend YieldN/A3.76%2.92%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.1038.4015.6318.83Price / Sales17.344.194.13106.72Price / Cash0.287.3116.3934.62Price / Book0.180.996.294.33Net Income-$267.64M$314.10M$731.54M$247.97M7 Day Performance16.58%5.59%1.66%2.71%1 Month Performance17.80%8.53%0.01%3.37%1 Year Performance-86.56%-36.54%-2.31%5.80% Cibus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBUSCibus2.4097 of 5 stars$2.25+5.1%$22.17+885.2%-87.5%$73.91M$4.26M-0.1048Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpARQARQ3.5886 of 5 stars$3.51-6.1%$9.50+170.7%-51.3%$148.17M$108.96M-351.00140Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓VGASVerde Clean Fuels0.121 of 5 stars$3.23-5.8%N/A-25.6%$143.90MN/A-6.462Positive NewsADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$4.30-2.7%$50.00+1,062.8%N/A$122.28M$258,792.000.00N/ALockup ExpirationPositive NewsZTEKZentek0.7047 of 5 stars$1.10-1.0%N/A+71.6%$114.31M$64,656.00-15.6424Gap UpTSETrinseo2.1042 of 5 stars$3.10-6.1%N/A+53.8%$109.99M$3.51B-0.313,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownORGNOrigin Materials2.5021 of 5 stars$0.65+6.7%$1.50+132.6%-16.0%$96.33M$31.28M-1.13160Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBLGOBioLargoN/A$0.24+2.8%N/A-33.7%$71.91M$12.23M-23.8630Gap UpAMTXAemetis1.3497 of 5 stars$1.32-11.7%$14.56+1,007.4%-65.0%$70.11M$267.64M-0.58160Upcoming EarningsGap DownALTOAlto Ingredients3.0733 of 5 stars$0.78-2.4%$5.50+604.1%-51.6%$59.84M$965.26M-1.50420Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageLODEComstock1.3803 of 5 stars$1.97-3.4%$26.00+1,219.8%-5.0%$53.00M$3.02M-16.4230 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARQ Alternatives VGAS Alternatives ADUR Alternatives ZTEK Alternatives TSE Alternatives ORGN Alternatives BLGO Alternatives AMTX Alternatives ALTO Alternatives LODE 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:CBUS) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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