The Arena Group (AREN) Competitors

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

Is ATUS or AREN more profitable?

Altice USA has a net margin of -1.15% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altice USA	-1.15%	N/A	-0.32%
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATUS or AREN?

Altice USA received 510 more outperform votes than The Arena Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.64% of users gave Altice USA an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave The Arena Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altice USA	Outperform Votes 514 65.64%	Underperform Votes 269 34.36%
The Arena Group	Outperform Votes 4 36.36%	Underperform Votes 7 63.64%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATUS or AREN?

Altice USA has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Arena Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ATUS or AREN?

Altice USA currently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.83%. Given Altice USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
The Arena Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$8.86B	0.12	-$102.92M	-$0.34	-6.75
The Arena Group	$125.91M	3.21	-$55.58M	$0.05	170.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATUS or AREN?

54.8% of Altice USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of Altice USA 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ATUS or AREN?

In the previous week, Altice USA and Altice USA both had 6 articles in the media. Altice USA's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Altice USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altice USA	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Arena Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Altice USA beats The Arena Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.