Charge Enterprises (CRGE) Competitors

The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, AREN or CRGE?

The Arena Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charge Enterprises has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AREN or CRGE?

Charge Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than The Arena Group. Charge Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Arena Group, 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
The Arena Group	$146.61M	1.57	-$55.58M	$2.61	1.86
Charge Enterprises	$641.37M	0.17	-$30.35M	-$0.20	-2.53

Do analysts prefer AREN or CRGE?

The Arena Group presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 147.42%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Charge Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Arena Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Charge Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AREN or CRGE?

85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by company 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.

Is AREN or CRGE more profitable?

Charge Enterprises has a net margin of -5.76% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. The Arena Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Charge Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%
Charge Enterprises	-5.76%	-136.79%	-20.11%

Does the media favor AREN or CRGE?

In the previous week, Charge Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Charge Enterprises and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Charge Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Arena Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Charge Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

The Arena Group beats Charge Enterprises on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.