American Resources (AREC) Competitors

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.

Does the media prefer ARLP or AREC?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARLP or AREC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.34B	1.46	$360.86M	$2.12	12.51
American Resources	$399.96K	139.95	-$11.45M	-$0.39	-1.85

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARLP or AREC?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alliance Resource Partners	Outperform Votes 402 64.84%	Underperform Votes 218 35.16%
American Resources	Outperform Votes 50 72.46%	Underperform Votes 19 27.54%

Is ARLP or AREC more profitable?

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 Partners	14.74%	19.09%	12.19%
American Resources	-8,325.31%	N/A	-18.58%

Do analysts recommend ARLP or AREC?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ARLP or AREC?

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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARLP or AREC?

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.