Peabody Energy (BTU) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMR or BTU?

Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources 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
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.37B	0.82	$187.58M	-$2.85	-52.50
Peabody Energy	$4.24B	0.49	$370.90M	$1.03	16.72

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

84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor AMR or BTU?

In the previous week, Alpha Metallurgical Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Peabody Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and 6 mentions for Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 1.60 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Peabody Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AMR or BTU?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMR or BTU more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Alpha Metallurgical Resources' net margin of -1.57%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 4.41% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-1.57%	-2.28%	-1.54%
Peabody Energy	3.43%	4.41%	2.79%

Do analysts rate AMR or BTU?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources presently has a consensus target price of $160.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.28%. Peabody Energy has a consensus target price of $21.90, suggesting a potential upside of 27.19%. 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

Is AMR or BTU a better dividend stock?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays out -70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peabody Energy pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Peabody Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Peabody Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.