Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors $10.87 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPKL vs. AACT, BRSP, GETY, FSNB, TRTX, SITC, KREF, CTO, ABL, and ANNAShould you be buying Spark I Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spark I Acquisition include Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Getty Images (GETY), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX), SITE Centers (SITC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), CTO Realty Growth (CTO), Abacus Life (ABL), and AleAnna Inc - Class A (ANNA). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Spark I Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Ares Acquisition Co. II BrightSpire Capital Getty Images Fusion Acquisition Corp. II TPG RE Finance Trust SITE Centers KKR Real Estate Finance Trust CTO Realty Growth Abacus Life AleAnna Inc - Class A Ares Acquisition Co. II (NYSE:AACT) and Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AACT or SPKL? Ares Acquisition Co. II and Spark I Acquisition both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/ASpark I AcquisitionN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AACT or SPKL? 72.9% of Ares Acquisition Co. II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, AACT or SPKL? Ares Acquisition Co. II has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AACT or SPKL? In the previous week, Ares Acquisition Co. II and Ares Acquisition Co. II both had 1 articles in the media. Spark I Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's score of 1.00 indicating that Spark I Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Acquisition Co. II Positive Spark I Acquisition Very Positive Is AACT or SPKL more profitable? Spark I Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Acquisition Co. IIN/A -128.65% 5.02% Spark I Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, AACT or SPKL? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/A$16.92MN/AN/ASpark I AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAres Acquisition Co. II and Spark I Acquisition tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spark I Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPKL 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 SPKL 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 SPKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpark I AcquisitionHolding Offices IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$178.59M$485.43M$5.66B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A7.68%4.13%4.17%P/E RatioN/A2.5312.6519.64Price / SalesN/A82.001,712.50152.17Price / CashN/A69.0149.9234.64Price / BookN/A6.363.154.60Net IncomeN/A$35.76M$1.23B$248.06M7 Day Performance-0.05%3.01%6.11%-1.02%1 Month Performance0.23%3.18%15.60%3.51%1 Year Performance5.07%47.92%14.57%12.68% Spark I Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPKLSpark I AcquisitionN/A$10.880.0%N/A+5.2%$178.59MN/A0.00N/AAACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$11.34-0.6%N/A+6.1%$701.18MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.9296 of 5 stars$5.37+2.0%$7.15+33.3%-9.9%$699.93M$329.49M-5.1150Positive NewsGETYGetty Images3.1516 of 5 stars$1.69+3.4%$4.35+158.2%-50.3%$696.61M$941.09M14.041,700Gap DownFSNBFusion Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.49flatN/AN/A$655.63MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeTRTXTPG RE Finance Trust2.8089 of 5 stars$8.01+0.9%$9.50+18.7%-4.2%$639.26M$149.34M10.67N/APositive NewsSITCSITE Centers3.3566 of 5 stars$12.15+0.8%$35.25+190.1%-94.9%$637.26M$226.04M0.89270Gap DownKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.4087 of 5 stars$9.39+0.9%$11.88+26.4%+2.9%$636.97M$145.22M52.19N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCTOCTO Realty Growth3.2562 of 5 stars$18.85-0.4%$22.50+19.4%+3.8%$620.83M$132.20M-85.6830ABLAbacus Life2.9303 of 5 stars$6.18flat$14.08+127.9%-43.9%$598.55M$134.58M-34.3382Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeANNAAleAnna Inc - Class AN/A$8.76-0.9%N/AN/A$583.89M$2.06M-438.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Acquisition Co. II Competitors BrightSpire Capital Competitors Getty Images Competitors Fusion Acquisition Corp. II Competitors TPG RE Finance Trust Competitors SITE Centers Competitors KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Competitors CTO Realty Growth Competitors Abacus Life Competitors AleAnna Inc - Class A Competitors 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:SPKL) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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