ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ – Get Free Report) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for ARQ and ICL Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ARQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ICL Group | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares ARQ and ICL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ARQ | -42.33% | -2.54% | -1.88% |
| ICL Group | 3.95% | 8.40% | 4.19% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ARQ and ICL Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ARQ | $120.34 million | 0.74 | -$52.61 million | ($1.26) | -1.63 |
| ICL Group | $7.15 billion | 0.97 | $226.00 million | $0.24 | 22.35 |
ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICL Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
ARQ has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ICL Group beats ARQ on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ARQ
Arq, Inc. is a holding company. It engages in the provision of environmental and emission control equipment to the power generation industry. The company operates through the following Segments: Refined Coal and Advanced Purification Technologies. The Refined Coal segment includes the Tinuum Group, Tinuum Services, and GWN Manager. The Advanced Purification Technologies segment refers to the sale of Activated Carbon Injection and Dry Sorbent Injection equipment systems, chemical sales, consulting services, and other sales related to the reduction of emissions in the coal-fired electric generation process and the electric utility industry. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.
About ICL Group
ICL Group Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty minerals and chemicals company worldwide. It operates in four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions, and Growing Solutions. The Industrial Products segment produces bromine out of a solution that is a by-product of the potash production process, as well as bromine-based compounds; produces various grades of potash, salt, magnesium chloride, and magnesia products; and produces and markets phosphorous-based flame retardants and other phosphorus-based products. The Potash segment extracts potash from the Dead Sea; mines and produces potash and salt; produces polysulphate; produces, markets, and sells magnesium and magnesium alloys, as well as related by-products, including chlorine and sylvinite; and sells salt. The Phosphate Solutions segment uses phosphate commodity products to produce specialty products; produces and markets phosphate-based fertilizers, as well as sulphuric acid, green phosphoric acid, and phosphate fertilizers; and manufactures thermal phosphoric acid for various industrial end markets, such as oral care, cleaning products, paints and coatings, water treatment, asphalt modification, construction, and metal treatment. It also develops and produces functional food ingredients and phosphate additives for use in the processed meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, beverage, and baked goods markets; and produces milk and whey proteins for the food ingredients industry. The Growing Solutions segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells fertilizers based primarily on nitrogen, potash, and phosphate, including water soluble specialty, liquid, soluble, and controlled-release fertilizers. It sells its products through marketing companies, agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Israel Chemicals Ltd. and changed its name to ICL Group Ltd in May 2020. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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