Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPKL or AACT?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	N/A	$25.99M	N/A	N/A

Is SPKL or AACT more profitable?

Spark I Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	-70.69%	2.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPKL or AACT?

Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SPKL or AACT?

In the previous week, Spark I Acquisition had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Corporation II. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spark I Acquisition and 3 mentions for Ares Acquisition Corporation II. Spark I Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's score of 1.19 indicating that Spark I Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spark I Acquisition	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPKL or AACT?

34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by 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.

Summary

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