Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) Competitors

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) and Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, BTU or ARLP?

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BTU or ARLP?

Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peabody Energy, 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
Peabody Energy	$4.24B	0.49	$370.90M	$1.03	16.47
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.35	$360.86M	$1.81	14.20

Is BTU or ARLP a better dividend stock?

Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Peabody Energy pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Peabody Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media favor BTU or ARLP?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Peabody Energy and 7 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of -0.28 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Peabody Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliance Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BTU or ARLP more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 10.30% compared to Peabody Energy's net margin of 3.43%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 14.16% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peabody Energy	3.43%	4.41%	2.79%
Alliance Resource Partners	10.30%	14.16%	8.98%

Do analysts prefer BTU or ARLP?

Peabody Energy currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.33%. Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Given Peabody Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Alliance Resource Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.