Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ARLP or BTU?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Peabody Energy and 1 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.94 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners	Positive
Peabody Energy	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ARLP or BTU?

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

Do analysts prefer ARLP or BTU?

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.00%. Peabody Energy has a consensus price target of $21.90, suggesting a potential upside of 30.23%. Given Peabody Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peabody Energy 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is ARLP or BTU a better dividend stock?

Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.6% 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 pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peabody Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is ARLP or BTU 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 14.27% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	10.30%	14.27%	9.04%
Peabody Energy	3.43%	4.41%	2.79%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARLP or BTU?

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
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.21	$360.86M	$1.81	12.72
Peabody Energy	$4.04B	0.51	$370.90M	$1.03	16.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARLP or BTU?

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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