Peabody Energy (BTU) Competitors

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) and Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is AMR or BTU more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Alpha Metallurgical Resources' net margin of 1.01%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 10.05% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	1.01%	1.62%	1.09%
Peabody Energy	8.73%	10.05%	6.34%

Do analysts recommend AMR or BTU?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources currently has a consensus target price of $145.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.92%. Peabody Energy has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 38.46%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to AMR or BTU?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Peabody Energy and 1 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMR or BTU?

Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Peabody Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Metallurgical 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
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.96B	0.55	$187.58M	$2.02	61.60
Peabody Energy	$4.24B	0.45	$370.90M	$2.68	5.82

Which has more volatility & risk, AMR or BTU?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMR or BTU?

84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.