ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.02 EPS

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02), Zacks reports. ARQ had a negative net margin of 43.72% and a negative return on equity of 1.88%. The business had revenue of $29.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.59 million.

ARQ Price Performance

Shares of ARQ stock opened at $1.64 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.29 and a beta of 1.96. ARQ has a 1-year low of $1.54 and a 1-year high of $7.89.

More ARQ News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record full‑year revenue and improved EBITDA: Arq reported roughly $120M in revenue for FY2025 and an adjusted EBITDA improvement (~$13M), showing top‑line growth and margin recovery. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 revenue guidance issued of $120M–$125M (below Street consensus ~$130.5M) — gives a revenue target but is conservative versus expectations and was accompanied by operational caveats. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported Q4 revenue modestly beat consensus but EPS missed (loss of $0.07 vs. -$0.05 expected), reflecting continued margin pressure even with higher sales. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: GAC production paused for a “comprehensive engineering and production process optimization” and the company now expects no GAC production in FY2026 — an operational disruption that directly cuts near‑term supply and revenue visibility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership churn: Arq announced departures in its finance and operations leadership (CFO and operating chief), increasing execution risk during the production pause and turnaround. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / litigation risk: Two law firms have filed investor alerts/investigations focused on the company’s disclosures around the GAC pause and results, adding legal and reputational overhang. Read More. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ARQ. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in ARQ during the 3rd quarter worth $4,015,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of ARQ in the fourth quarter worth about $1,453,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of ARQ by 485.8% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 412,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,348,000 after purchasing an additional 341,918 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ARQ during the 4th quarter worth about $980,000. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of ARQ by 606.8% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 167,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,198,000 after purchasing an additional 143,615 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 18.49% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of ARQ from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $7.50 price target on ARQ in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of ARQ in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ARQ presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $8.75.

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.