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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
American Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners$2.34B1.46$360.86M$2.1212.51
American Resources$399.96K139.95-$11.45M-$0.39-1.85

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Alliance Resource PartnersOutperform Votes
402
64.84%
Underperform Votes
218
35.16%
American ResourcesOutperform Votes
50
72.46%
Underperform Votes
19
27.54%

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners14.74% 19.09% 12.19%
American Resources -8,325.31%N/A -18.58%

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
American Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

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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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AREC vs. The Competition

MetricAmerican ResourcesBituminous coal & lignite mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$56.36M$1.11B$3.09B$8.30B
Dividend YieldN/A2.38%5.20%4.10%
P/E Ratio-1.875.1072.0619.58
Price / Sales139.9534.9225,591,212,775,259,400.00119.86
Price / CashN/A4.1924.3434.62
Price / BookN/A1.355.224.47
Net Income-$11.45M$192.85M$156.48M$248.30M
7 Day Performance-22.34%-10.48%1.72%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-34.27%-13.81%4.31%10.46%
1 Year Performance-42.62%-42.36%18.41%8.59%

American Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AREC
American Resources
2.3766 of 5 stars
$0.71
+1.9%
$4.00
+461.0%
-45.3%$54.74M$399,962.00-1.8110Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners
2.8508 of 5 stars
$26.54
-0.5%
$29.00
+9.3%
+14.1%$3.41B$2.34B9.623,370Positive News
BTU
Peabody Energy
4.6505 of 5 stars
$14.05
-4.5%
$23.50
+67.3%
-42.7%$1.71B$4.19B5.205,500Positive News
Gap Down
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
3.5384 of 5 stars
$122.73
-2.1%
$181.00
+47.5%
-62.3%$1.60B$2.63B4.503,730Analyst Downgrade
NRP
Natural Resource Partners
1.8586 of 5 stars
$93.31
+0.5%
N/A+5.3%$1.21B$229.91M7.5150Ex-Dividend
METCB
Ramaco Resources
0.5857 of 5 stars
$8.74
+5.3%
N/A-24.5%$471.96M$628.28M-97.11725Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
METC
Ramaco Resources
4.1817 of 5 stars
$9.15
-1.9%
$13.67
+49.4%
-39.8%$406.43M$628.28M14.08725Dividend Cut
Analyst Downgrade
CNR
Core Natural Resources
3.5745 of 5 stars
$73.34
-2.3%
$131.00
+78.6%
-60.0%$3.86B$2.62B7.632,020
HCC
Warrior Met Coal
4.08 of 5 stars
$47.80
-1.7%
$63.67
+33.2%
-32.4%$2.51B$1.32B9.98850Positive News
MERC
Mercer International
2.7988 of 5 stars
$4.11
-1.7%
$4.75
+15.6%
-61.5%$274.84M$2.00B-3.243,320Gap Down
GROY
Gold Royalty
1.4543 of 5 stars
$1.61
+7.3%
$3.31
+105.7%
N/A$274.46M$10.35M-12.384Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:AREC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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