AREC vs. ARLP, BTU, AMR, NRP, METCB, METC, CNR, HCC, MERC, and GROY
Should you be buying American Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Resources include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METCB), Ramaco Resources (METC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Mercer International (MERC), and Gold Royalty (GROY).
American Resources vs.
Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, American Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Resources and 3 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat American Resources' score of -0.49 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alliance Resource Partners received 352 more outperform votes than American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.46% of users gave American Resources an outperform vote while only 64.84% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners an outperform vote.
Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 14.74% compared to American Resources' net margin of -8,325.31%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 19.09% beat American Resources' return on equity.
Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.31%. American Resources has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 453.25%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.
Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Alliance Resource Partners beats American Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AREC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff