The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors

Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) and The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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

54.9% of Altice USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Altice USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ATUS or AREN more profitable?

Altice USA has a net margin of -1.78% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altice USA	-1.78%	N/A	-0.49%
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATUS or AREN?

The Arena Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altice USA. Altice USA 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
Altice USA	$8.95B	0.11	-$102.92M	-$0.34	-6.24
The Arena Group	$128.78M	2.29	-$55.58M	$0.05	124.20

Does the media refer more to ATUS or AREN?

In the previous week, Altice USA had 3 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Altice USA and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Altice USA's score of -0.11 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
Altice USA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Arena Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, ATUS or AREN?

Altice USA has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Arena Group has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ATUS or AREN?

Altice USA presently has a consensus price target of $2.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.61%. Given Altice USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altice USA is more favorable than The Arena Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altice USA	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
The Arena Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Altice USA beats The Arena Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.