FSI vs. ARQ, AMTX, VGAS, LODE, TSE, ZTEK, ALTO, ORGN, LNZA, and BLGO
Should you be buying Flexible Solutions International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexible Solutions International include ARQ (ARQ), Aemetis (AMTX), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Comstock (LODE), Trinseo (TSE), Zentek (ZTEK), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), Origin Materials (ORGN), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), and BioLargo (BLGO). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Flexible Solutions International vs. Its Competitors
ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Flexible Solutions International (NYSE:FSI) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Flexible Solutions International has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, ARQ had 3 more articles in the media than Flexible Solutions International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ARQ and 0 mentions for Flexible Solutions International. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Flexible Solutions International's score of 0.36 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ARQ has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flexible Solutions International has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ARQ currently has a consensus price target of $9.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.48%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Flexible Solutions International.
18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of ARQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Flexible Solutions International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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.
Summary
ARQ beats Flexible Solutions International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FSI) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
