American Resources (AREC) Competitors

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AREC vs. METCB, ARLP, BTU, AMR, and NRP

Should you buy American Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares American Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with American Resources include Ramaco Resources (METCB), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), and Natural Resource Partners (NRP). These companies are all part of the "coal" industry.

How does American Resources compare to Ramaco Resources?

American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

American Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American 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
American Resources	$145.03K	1,703.14	-$39.25M	-$0.41	N/A
Ramaco Resources	$523.58M	1.32	-$51.45M	-$1.10	N/A

American Resources currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 159.74%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Resources is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ramaco Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, American Resources and American Resources both had 5 articles in the media. American Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.24 indicating that American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ramaco Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

American Resources has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Ramaco Resources has a net margin of -11.52% compared to American Resources' net margin of -27,532.48%. American Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Resources	-27,532.48%	N/A	-19.65%
Ramaco Resources	-11.52%	-13.44%	-6.42%

9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of American Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Resources beats Ramaco Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does American Resources compare to Alliance Resource Partners?

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both coal companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 11.35% compared to American Resources' net margin of -27,532.48%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 16.87% beat American Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	11.35%	16.87%	10.70%
American Resources	-27,532.48%	N/A	-19.65%

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.72%. American Resources has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 159.74%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
American Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of American Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	$2.19B	1.48	$311.16M	$1.90	13.30
American Resources	$145.03K	1,703.14	-$39.25M	-$0.41	N/A

In the previous week, American Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American Resources and 3 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat American Resources' score of 0.60 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats American Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does American Resources compare to Peabody Energy?

American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) are both coal companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 3 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Peabody Energy and 5 mentions for American Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat American Resources' score of 0.60 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peabody Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

American Resources presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.74%. Peabody Energy has a consensus target price of $34.13, indicating a potential upside of 40.70%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Peabody Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Peabody Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

American Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American 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
American Resources	$145.03K	1,703.14	-$39.25M	-$0.41	N/A
Peabody Energy	$3.90B	0.76	-$52.90M	-$0.99	N/A

9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Peabody Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Peabody Energy has a net margin of -3.07% compared to American Resources' net margin of -27,532.48%. American Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Resources	-27,532.48%	N/A	-19.65%
Peabody Energy	-3.07%	-2.80%	-1.75%

American Resources has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

American Resources beats Peabody Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does American Resources compare to Alpha Metallurgical Resources?

American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Alpha Metallurgical Resources had 9 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and 5 mentions for American Resources. American Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 0.18 indicating that American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

American Resources presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.74%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus target price of $195.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

American Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American 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
American Resources	$145.03K	1,703.14	-$39.25M	-$0.41	N/A
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.12B	1.09	-$61.69M	-$3.00	N/A

9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a net margin of -1.83% compared to American Resources' net margin of -27,532.48%. American Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Resources	-27,532.48%	N/A	-19.65%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-1.83%	-2.47%	-1.67%

American Resources has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

American Resources beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does American Resources compare to Natural Resource Partners?

American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of American Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Natural Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American Resources and 2 mentions for Natural Resource Partners. American Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Natural Resource Partners' score of 0.32 indicating that American Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Natural Resource Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Natural Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural 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
American Resources	$145.03K	1,703.14	-$39.25M	-$0.41	N/A
Natural Resource Partners	$193.84M	7.33	$136.37M	$8.51	12.60

American Resources has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

American Resources presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.74%. Given American Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Natural Resource Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Natural Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 61.28% compared to American Resources' net margin of -27,532.48%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 18.49% beat American Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Resources	-27,532.48%	N/A	-19.65%
Natural Resource Partners	61.28%	18.49%	15.03%

Summary

Natural Resource Partners beats American Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

AREC vs. The Competition

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Metric	American Resources	MINING Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$247.00M	$10.36B	$4.96B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.58%	4.97%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-5.63	17.37	23.65	25.58
Price / Sales	1,703.14	210.27	7,251.54	63.56
Price / Cash	N/A	128.80	27.65	55.34
Price / Book	-2.20	4.94	7.00	6.70
Net Income	-$39.25M	$315.03M	$159.01M	$333.77M
7 Day Performance	1.76%	0.11%	1.90%	0.45%
1 Month Performance	2.67%	6.38%	2.55%	4.06%
1 Year Performance	156.67%	145.27%	85.99%	36.21%

American Resources Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AREC American Resources	2.4716 of 5 stars	$2.31 -0.9%	$6.00 +159.7%	+165.1%	$247.00M	$145.03K	N/A	10	Upcoming Earnings
METCB Ramaco Resources	0.366 of 5 stars	$10.16 +0.9%	N/A	+20.6%	$675.89M	$536.62M	N/A	725	Earnings Report
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	3.6093 of 5 stars	$26.30 +0.6%	$30.00 +14.1%	-5.2%	$3.36B	$2.19B	13.84	3,575
BTU Peabody Energy	4.391 of 5 stars	$26.46 -0.3%	$35.63 +34.7%	+57.6%	$3.23B	$3.86B	N/A	5,400
AMR Alpha Metallurgical Resources	3.5056 of 5 stars	$184.90 +1.4%	$195.33 +5.6%	+40.8%	$2.33B	$2.13B	N/A	3,960	Earnings Report

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American Resources (AREC) Competitors

AREC vs. METCB, ARLP, BTU, AMR, and NRP

How does American Resources compare to Ramaco Resources?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AREC or METCB?

Do analysts recommend AREC or METCB?

Does the media refer more to AREC or METCB?

Which has more volatility and risk, AREC or METCB?

Is AREC or METCB more profitable?

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

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How does American Resources compare to Alliance Resource Partners?

Is ARLP or AREC more profitable?

Do analysts rate ARLP or AREC?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARLP or AREC?

Does the media prefer ARLP or AREC?

Which has more volatility and risk, ARLP or AREC?

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How does American Resources compare to Peabody Energy?

Does the media refer more to AREC or BTU?

Do analysts rate AREC or BTU?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AREC or BTU?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AREC or BTU?

Is AREC or BTU more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, AREC or BTU?

Summary

How does American Resources compare to Alpha Metallurgical Resources?

Does the media refer more to AREC or AMR?

Do analysts rate AREC or AMR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AREC or AMR?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AREC or AMR?

Is AREC or AMR more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, AREC or AMR?

Summary

How does American Resources compare to Natural Resource Partners?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AREC or NRP?

Does the media refer more to AREC or NRP?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AREC or NRP?

Which has more risk & volatility, AREC or NRP?

Do analysts rate AREC or NRP?

Is AREC or NRP more profitable?

Summary

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American Resources Competitors List

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