Loop Industries (LOOP) Competitors

Loop Industries (NASDAQ:LOOP) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer LOOP or ARQ?

In the previous week, Loop Industries had 11 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Loop Industries and 1 mentions for ARQ. Loop Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat ARQ's score of 0.00 indicating that Loop Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Loop Industries	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, LOOP or ARQ?

Loop Industries has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LOOP or ARQ?

ARQ has higher revenue and earnings than Loop Industries. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loop Industries, 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
Loop Industries	$11.14M	6.56	-$15.06M	-$0.28	-5.46
ARQ	$108.96M	2.00	-$5.11M	-$0.05	-103.20

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LOOP or ARQ?

4.9% of Loop Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.9% of Loop Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LOOP or ARQ more profitable?

ARQ has a net margin of -1.30% compared to Loop Industries' net margin of -120.79%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.71% beat Loop Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loop Industries	-120.79%	-354.97%	-36.84%
ARQ	-1.30%	-0.71%	-0.54%

Do analysts prefer LOOP or ARQ?

ARQ has a consensus target price of $9.33, indicating a potential upside of 80.88%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Loop Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loop Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ARQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Summary

ARQ beats Loop Industries on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.