uCloudlink Group (UCL) Competitors

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

Is UCL or AREN more profitable?

uCloudlink Group has a net margin of 3.81% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. uCloudlink Group's return on equity of 16.53% beat The Arena Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
uCloudlink Group	3.81%	16.53%	5.74%
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%

Does the media prefer UCL or AREN?

In the previous week, uCloudlink Group had 4 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for uCloudlink Group and 3 mentions for The Arena Group. uCloudlink Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.00 indicating that uCloudlink Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
uCloudlink Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Arena Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, UCL or AREN?

uCloudlink Group has a beta of 4.26, suggesting that its share price is 326% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Arena Group has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer UCL or AREN?

The Arena Group has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.27%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than uCloudlink Group.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, UCL or AREN?

uCloudlink Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Arena Group. uCloudlink Group 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
uCloudlink Group	$91.64M	1.64	$4.56M	$0.09	44.22
The Arena Group	$128.78M	2.58	-$55.58M	$0.05	139.60

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UCL or AREN?

85.5% of uCloudlink Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of uCloudlink Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

uCloudlink Group beats The Arena Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.