ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) Price Target Lowered to $5.00 at Canaccord Genuity Group

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) had its price target cut by Canaccord Genuity Group from $7.50 to $5.00 in a research report report published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of ARQ in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research upgraded ARQ from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $7.50.

ARQ Stock Up 8.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ARQ opened at $1.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $3.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $76.00 million, a P/E ratio of -1.40 and a beta of 1.96. ARQ has a 52-week low of $1.54 and a 52-week high of $7.89.

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.02). ARQ had a negative return on equity of 1.88% and a negative net margin of 43.72%.The firm had revenue of $29.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.59 million. Analysts expect that ARQ will post -0.13 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royce & Associates LP raised its stake in shares of ARQ by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,458,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,769,000 after purchasing an additional 85,000 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of ARQ by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 919,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,007,000 after purchasing an additional 62,988 shares during the last quarter. Gratia Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of ARQ by 23.7% in the 2nd quarter. Gratia Capital LLC now owns 857,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,607,000 after purchasing an additional 164,310 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ARQ by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 778,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,545,000 after purchasing an additional 3,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in ARQ by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 561,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,837,000 after buying an additional 5,413 shares during the period. 18.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key ARQ News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARQ this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Canaccord cut its price target from $7.50 to $5.00 but kept a “buy” rating — this preserves some analyst support and implies upside from current levels. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue was roughly in line with expectations (reported $29.43M vs. consensus ~$28.6M), but the company reported a larger EPS loss than expected, making the top-line story mixed. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent short‑interest reports in the feed show zero values and appear to be data artifacts rather than a meaningful short‑squeeze signal; treat those entries as non‑informative. (no external link)
• Negative Sentiment: Management paused GAC production for a comprehensive review after ramp‑up problems, feedstock issues and design flaws; the company does not expect any GAC production in fiscal 2026 — this is the primary driver of the stock drop and increased uncertainty around near‑term profitability. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Arq lowered FY‑2026 revenue guidance to $120M–$125M, below consensus (~$130.5M), and provided limited EPS visibility — the weaker outlook compounds investor concern. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Executive turnover: the CFO and operating chief are departing, adding to governance and execution worries during the operational review. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investor‑side legal activity: plaintiff firms (Holzer & Holzer; Johnson Fistel) announced investigations into the company’s disclosures around the GAC pause, which could lead to litigation risk and additional short‑term selling pressure. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: the stock plunged following the earnings/guidance/GAC pause announcements and heavy trading ensued; that volatility reflects elevated risk and uncertainty for investors. Article Title

ARQ Company Profile

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.