ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ – Get Free Report) and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ARQ and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ARQ | -43.93% | -2.67% | -2.00% |
| Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources | -37.60% | N/A | -139.50% |
Volatility and Risk
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ARQ and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ARQ | $120.34 million | 0.97 | -$52.61 million | ($1.29) | -2.12 |
| Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources | $4.31 million | 0.40 | -$1.80 million | ($0.03) | -0.87 |
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ARQ. ARQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ARQ and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ARQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
ARQ currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 174.73%. Given ARQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.
Summary
ARQ beats Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources on 9 of the 15 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 Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. provides clean-technologies, waste management, and related services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions and Solid Waste. The company designs and sells H2SPlus and OdorFilter dry scrubber solutions for management of hydrogen sulfide in biogas, landfill gas, and petroleum processing operations; develops and designs proprietary technologies and systems for conditioning biogas for use as renewable natural gas for a range of applications, such as transportation fuel and natural gas pipeline injection; and develops waste destruction technology using pyrolytic heating process combined with non-thermal plasma assisted oxidation. In addition, it develops renewable natural gas projects; and advanced chemical absorbents and catalysts that enhance the capability of biogas produced from landfill, wastewater treatment, and agricultural digester operations, as well as offers soil amendment pellets. The company serves companies primarily in the oil and gas refineries, landfills, medical waste destruction operations, agricultural companies, and food and beverage companies, as well as other commercial and industrial customers. Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
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