Comstock (LODE) Competitors

Comstock (NYSE:LODE) 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 earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LODE or ARQ?

Comstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comstock, 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
Comstock	$3.28M	28.09	$9.16M	-$1.20	-2.14
ARQ	$108.96M	2.91	-$5.11M	-$0.04	-185.75

Does the media prefer LODE or ARQ?

In the previous week, Comstock had 9 more articles in the media than ARQ. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Comstock and 1 mentions for ARQ. ARQ's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Comstock's score of 0.36 indicating that ARQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comstock	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARQ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LODE or ARQ?

8.0% of Comstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Comstock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LODE or ARQ more profitable?

ARQ has a net margin of -1.40% compared to Comstock's net margin of -1,210.13%. ARQ's return on equity of -0.07% beat Comstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock	-1,210.13%	-33.56%	-23.62%
ARQ	-1.40%	-0.07%	-0.05%

Do analysts prefer LODE or ARQ?

Comstock presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.95%. ARQ has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.59%. Given Comstock's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comstock is more favorable than ARQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ARQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has more volatility & risk, LODE or ARQ?

Comstock has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARQ has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ARQ beats Comstock on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.