FSI vs. ARQ, VGAS, ZTEK, TSE, AMTX, LODE, ALTO, LOOP, LNZA, and ORGN
Should you be buying Flexible Solutions International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexible Solutions International include ARQ (ARQ), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Zentek (ZTEK), Trinseo (TSE), Aemetis (AMTX), Comstock (LODE), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), Loop Industries (LOOP), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), and Origin Materials (ORGN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Flexible Solutions International vs. Its Competitors
Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Flexible Solutions International had 3 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Flexible Solutions International and 2 mentions for ARQ. Flexible Solutions International's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat ARQ's score of 0.43 indicating that Flexible Solutions International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Flexible Solutions International has a net margin of 10.80% compared to ARQ's net margin of -1.30%. Flexible Solutions International's return on equity of 10.61% beat ARQ's return on equity.
ARQ has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Flexible Solutions International.
Flexible Solutions International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flexible Solutions International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flexible Solutions International beats ARQ on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:FSI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
