National Waste Management (OTCMKTS:NWMH – Get Free Report) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares National Waste Management and ARQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| National Waste Management | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ARQ | -43.93% | -2.67% | -2.00% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.6% of National Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Waste Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| ARQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
ARQ has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 164.08%. Given ARQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than National Waste Management.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares National Waste Management and ARQ”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Waste Management | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ARQ | $120.34 million | 1.01 | -$52.61 million | ($1.29) | -2.20 |
National Waste Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARQ.
Summary
ARQ beats National Waste Management on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National Waste Management
National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. operates as a waste management company in Upstate New York and Central Florida. The company offers construction and demolition landfill services; and commercial and residential dumpster services and roll-off boxes for construction and clean-up projects specializing in the removal of debris, garbage, waste, hauling construction, and demolition debris. It also provides trash collection services, roll-off services, and a full service transfer station; and wood grinding, demolition, mulch, and gravel services for the industrial and residential markets. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Hernando, Florida.
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.
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