American Resources (AREC) Competitors

Arch Resources (NYSE:ARCH) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources has higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch Resources, 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
Arch Resources	$3.15B	0.82	$464.04M	$17.00	8.39
American Resources	$16.74M	2.95	-$11.45M	-$0.13	-4.79

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources received 482 more outperform votes than American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.21% of users gave American Resources an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Arch Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Resources	Outperform Votes 529 61.73%	Underperform Votes 328 38.27%
American Resources	Outperform Votes 47 71.21%	Underperform Votes 19 28.79%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCH or AREC more profitable?

Arch Resources has a net margin of 10.89% compared to Arch Resources' net margin of -179.75%. American Resources' return on equity of 22.32% beat Arch Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Resources	10.89%	22.32%	13.31%
American Resources	-179.75%	-978.72%	-11.22%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCH or AREC?

88.1% of Arch Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Arch Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ARCH or AREC?

In the previous week, Arch Resources had 26 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Arch Resources and 3 mentions for American Resources. Arch Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat American Resources' score of 0.33 indicating that American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources presently has a consensus target price of $177.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.13%. American Resources has a consensus target price of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 561.80%. Given Arch Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Arch Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

Arch Resources beats American Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.