American Resources (AREC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AREC or ARLP?

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
American Resources	$380K	286.02	-$40.11M	-$0.49	-2.76
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.42	$360.86M	$2.12	12.74

Does the media prefer AREC or ARLP?

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 5 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 4 mentions for American Resources. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat American Resources' score of 0.48 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alliance Resource Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AREC or ARLP?

American Resources has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AREC or ARLP?

American Resources currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 196.30%. Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.37%. Given American Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.

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

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

9.3% of American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of American Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners 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.

Is AREC or ARLP more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 11.84% compared to American Resources' net margin of -12,881.75%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 15.77% beat American Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Resources	-12,881.75%	N/A	-20.29%
Alliance Resource Partners	11.84%	15.77%	10.00%

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats American Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.