American Resources (AREC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Resources Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, extracts, processes, transports, and sells metallurgical coal to the steel and industrial industries. It supplies raw materials; and sells coal used in pulverized coal injections. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fishers, Indiana.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.99 to $2.25
• 50-Day Range: $0.78 to $2.18
• 52-Week Range: $0.38 to $2.49
• Volume: 5.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $176.83 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

American Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Resources scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

American Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Resources has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Resources are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.38) to $0.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Resources is -4.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Resources is -4.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.96% of the float of American Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Resources has recently decreased by 9.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

American Resources does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

American Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.96% of the float of American Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Resources has recently decreased by 9.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

American Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for American Resources this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for AREC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added American Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.80% of the stock of American Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.32% of the stock of American Resources is held by institutions.

AREC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AREC shares performed this year?

American Resources' stock was trading at $1.01 at the start of the year. Since then, AREC stock has increased by 106.9% and is now trading at $2.09.

How were American Resources' earnings last quarter?

American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 19th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.05. The business earned $0.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.40 million.

Who are American Resources' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of American Resources include Jane Street Group LLC (0.21%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.15%), XTX Topco Ltd (0.05%) and Creative Planning (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Properties Ltd Golden, Mark C Jensen and Kirk Patrick Taylor.
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How do I buy shares of American Resources?

Shares of AREC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Resources investors own include PayPal (PYPL), Pfizer (PFE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Plug Power (PLUG), Ford Motor (F) and

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/19/2025
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Coal
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AREC
• CIK: 1590715
• Web: www.americanresourcescorp.com
• Phone: (317) 855-9926
• Fax: 606-393-0190
• Employees: 10
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Resources: $4.00
• High Price Target: $4.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +98.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.49)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$40.11 million
• Net Margins: -13,152.00%
• Pretax Margin: -11,353.72%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -21.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $380 thousand
• Price / Sales: 448.66
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.09) per share
• Price / Book: -1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,610,000
• Free Float: 70,395,000
• Market Cap: $170.49 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89