GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) & ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) Head to Head Review

GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) and ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares GlyEco and ARQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARQ	-0.44%	-0.25%	-0.19%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GlyEco and ARQ”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARQ	$110.02 million	2.19	-$12.25 million	($0.01)	-573.00

GlyEco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARQ.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.5% of ARQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of GlyEco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of ARQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for GlyEco and ARQ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlyEco	0	0	0	0	0.00
ARQ	0	0	2	0	3.00

ARQ has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 65.79%. Given ARQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARQ is more favorable than GlyEco.

Summary

ARQ beats GlyEco on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GlyEco

GlyEco, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of coolants, additives and related performance fluids. Its products and services include additives, ethylene glycol and antifreeze. The company was founded by Janet Carnell Lorenz, John Darc Lorenz, II and Todd L. Smith on April 21, 1997 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC.

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.