ARC vs. MNTX, LAKE, TPIC, HURC, UFI, ACNT, TSE, FTEL, RSSS, and MKFG
Should you be buying ARC Document Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARC Document Solutions include Manitex International (MNTX), Lakeland Industries (LAKE), TPI Composites (TPIC), Hurco Companies (HURC), Unifi (UFI), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Trinseo (TSE), Fitell (FTEL), Research Solutions (RSSS), and Markforged (MKFG). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and ARC Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
Manitex International presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.14%. Given ARC Document Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manitex International is more favorable than ARC Document Solutions.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARC Document Solutions has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ARC Document Solutions has a net margin of 2.93% compared to ARC Document Solutions' net margin of 2.52%. ARC Document Solutions' return on equity of 16.98% beat Manitex International's return on equity.
Manitex International received 65 more outperform votes than ARC Document Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 63.29% of users gave ARC Document Solutions an outperform vote.
ARC Document Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Manitex International. Manitex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARC Document Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of ARC Document Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of ARC Document Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, ARC Document Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ARC Document Solutions and 4 mentions for Manitex International. ARC Document Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Manitex International's score of 0.49 indicating that Manitex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Manitex International beats ARC Document Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get ARC Document Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
ARC Document Solutions Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
