Zentek (ZTEK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ZTEK or ARQ?

Zentek has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZTEK or ARQ more profitable?

ARQ has a net margin of -1.40% compared to Zentek's net margin of -981.17%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.07% beat Zentek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zentek	-981.17%	-55.41%	-45.62%
ARQ	-1.40%	-0.07%	-0.05%

Does the media prefer ZTEK or ARQ?

In the previous week, ARQ had 4 more articles in the media than Zentek. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ARQ and 3 mentions for Zentek. Zentek's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat ARQ's score of 0.09 indicating that Zentek is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zentek	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARQ	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ZTEK or ARQ?

ARQ has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.32%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than Zentek.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zentek	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

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZTEK or ARQ?

ARQ has higher revenue and earnings than Zentek. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zentek, 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
Zentek	$1.22M	58.71	-$7.22M	-$0.05	-13.68
ARQ	$117.65M	2.68	-$5.11M	-$0.04	-184.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZTEK or ARQ?

0.8% of Zentek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of ARQ shares are held by company 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

ARQ beats Zentek on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.