The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors $5.23 +0.23 (+4.60%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.20 -0.04 (-0.67%) As of 06:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock AREN vs. WOW, GTN, SPIR, SSP, CRGE, IHRT, CXDO, TSQ, VOCL, and SGAShould you be buying The Arena Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Arena Group include WideOpenWest (WOW), Gray Television (GTN), Spire Global (SPIR), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Creatd (VOCL), and Saga Communications (SGA). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. The Arena Group vs. WideOpenWest Gray Television Spire Global E.W. Scripps Charge Enterprises iHeartMedia Crexendo Townsquare Media Creatd Saga Communications WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) and The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Do analysts rate WOW or AREN? WideOpenWest presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 66.11%. Given WideOpenWest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WideOpenWest is more favorable than The Arena Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WideOpenWest 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00The Arena Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WOW or AREN? The Arena Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WideOpenWest. WideOpenWest 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWideOpenWest$630.90M0.61-$287.70M-$0.71-6.36The Arena Group$125.91M1.98-$55.58M-$3.94-1.33 Is WOW or AREN more profitable? WideOpenWest has a net margin of -14.17% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. The Arena Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat WideOpenWest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WideOpenWest-14.17% -22.83% -3.60% The Arena Group -70.59%N/A -15.23% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WOW or AREN? WideOpenWest received 444 more outperform votes than The Arena Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave WideOpenWest an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave The Arena Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWideOpenWestOutperform Votes44860.38% Underperform Votes29439.62% The Arena GroupOutperform Votes436.36% Underperform Votes763.64% Which has more volatility and risk, WOW or AREN? WideOpenWest has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Arena Group has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WOW or AREN? 87.8% of WideOpenWest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of WideOpenWest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WOW or AREN? In the previous week, The Arena Group had 1 more articles in the media than WideOpenWest. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Arena Group and 2 mentions for WideOpenWest. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat WideOpenWest's score of 0.00 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WideOpenWest 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The Arena Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWideOpenWest beats The Arena Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Arena Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AREN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 AREN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Arena GroupCable & other pay television services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$248.74M$12.49B$22.15B$18.90BDividend YieldN/A4.78%2.59%4.02%P/E Ratio-1.236.8330.6832.87Price / Sales1.982.02171.6028.03Price / CashN/A7.8031.5117.52Price / Book-2.111.465.024.47Net Income-$55.58M$588.01M$194.53M$1.02B7 Day Performance14.19%3.39%0.82%0.73%1 Month Performance192.18%5.49%3.54%-2.62%1 Year Performance606.76%35.32%12.53%4.59% The Arena Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARENThe Arena GroupN/A$5.23+4.6%N/A+606.8%$248.74M$125.91M-1.23360WOWWideOpenWest1.8756 of 5 stars$4.13-8.0%$7.50+81.6%+24.7%$349.73M$630.90M-3.691,390Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGTNGray Television4.8001 of 5 stars$3.21-3.9%$6.33+97.3%-44.3%$325.95M$3.64B2.148,610Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSPIRSpire Global1.6802 of 5 stars$8.14-4.7%$17.70+117.4%-5.6%$252.07M$110.45M-2.34370Analyst ForecastGap DownSSPE.W. Scripps4.2035 of 5 stars$2.03-6.5%$6.25+207.9%-50.8%$176.00M$2.51B-0.655,700Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.71+4.4%N/A-23.5%$152.68M$641.37M-3.55290IHRTiHeartMedia2.0193 of 5 stars$1.00+1.7%$2.83+183.3%-50.7%$147.18M$3.85B-0.1511,000Upcoming EarningsGap UpCXDOCrexendo2.8226 of 5 stars$4.17-6.3%$8.50+103.8%+17.3%$116.35M$60.84M139.05120Upcoming EarningsGap UpTSQTownsquare Media4.2415 of 5 stars$6.77-2.3%$18.00+165.9%-43.8%$109.13M$450.98M-2.502,340Upcoming EarningsVOCLCreatdN/A$0.38+20.6%N/A-77.5%$105.77M$4.80M-0.38186SGASaga Communications4.7765 of 5 stars$11.40-0.3%N/A-51.2%$73.44M$112.92M15.83570Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WideOpenWest Competitors Gray Television Competitors Spire Global Competitors E.W. 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