BARK (BARK) Competitors

BARK (NYSE:BARK) and ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BARK or ARKO?

ARKO has higher revenue and earnings than BARK. BARK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARKO, 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
BARK	$484.18M	0.27	-$32.88M	-$0.17	-4.56
ARKO	$8.73B	0.05	$20.84M	$0.08	49.88

Which has more volatility & risk, BARK or ARKO?

BARK has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARKO has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BARK or ARKO?

BARK presently has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 238.27%. ARKO has a consensus price target of $7.13, suggesting a potential upside of 78.57%. Given BARK's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BARK is more favorable than ARKO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BARK	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
ARKO	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is BARK or ARKO more profitable?

ARKO has a net margin of 0.18% compared to BARK's net margin of -6.34%. ARKO's return on equity of 5.50% beat BARK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BARK	-6.34%	-15.32%	-5.91%
ARKO	0.18%	5.50%	0.41%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BARK or ARKO?

28.8% of BARK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of ARKO shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of BARK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of ARKO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BARK or ARKO?

In the previous week, BARK had 4 more articles in the media than ARKO. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BARK and 10 mentions for ARKO. BARK's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat ARKO's score of 0.29 indicating that BARK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BARK	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARKO	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ARKO beats BARK on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.