Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors

Ares Acquisition Co. II (NYSE:AACT) and Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, AACT or SPKL?

Ares Acquisition Co. II has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AACT or SPKL?

72.9% of Ares Acquisition Co. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Spark I Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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. II	N/A	-128.65%	5.02%
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AACT or SPKL?

Ares Acquisition Co. II and Spark I Acquisition both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AACT or SPKL?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A	$16.92M	N/A	N/A
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer AACT or SPKL?

In the previous week, Ares Acquisition Co. II had 3 more articles in the media than Spark I Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ares Acquisition Co. II and 2 mentions for Spark I Acquisition. Spark I Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's score of 0.72 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	Positive

Summary

Ares Acquisition Co. II beats Spark I Acquisition on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.