Peabody Energy (BTU) Competitors $15.29 +0.45 (+3.03%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.31 +0.02 (+0.13%) As of 07/11/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BTU vs. AMR, HCC, ARLP, NRP, METC, METCB, AREC, CNR, SXC, and NCShould you be buying Peabody Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peabody Energy include Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), SunCoke Energy (SXC), and NACCO Industries (NC). Peabody Energy vs. Its Competitors Alpha Metallurgical Resources Warrior Met Coal Alliance Resource Partners Natural Resource Partners Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources American Resources Core Natural Resources SunCoke Energy NACCO Industries Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) and Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend AMR or BTU? Alpha Metallurgical Resources currently has a consensus price target of $145.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Peabody Energy has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.70%. 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) 2.33Peabody Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, 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. Does the media prefer AMR or BTU? In the previous week, Alpha Metallurgical Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Peabody Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and 2 mentions for Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 0.72 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peabody Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlpha Metallurgical Resources$2.96B0.54$187.58M$2.0260.82Peabody Energy$4.19B0.44$370.90M$2.685.71 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 Resources1.01% 1.62% 1.09% Peabody Energy 8.73%10.05%6.34% SummaryPeabody Energy beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peabody Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BTU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BTU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BTU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeabody EnergyCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.85B$2.28B$7.75B$20.73BDividend Yield2.02%4.09%10.94%3.71%P/E Ratio5.717.5264.1527.84Price / Sales0.441.1521,195.6142.30Price / Cash2.504.5536.4022.63Price / Book0.501.373.764.57Net Income$370.90M$1.00B$4.23B$989.30M7 Day Performance5.59%8.89%0.78%0.20%1 Month Performance15.22%15.24%2.55%3.95%1 Year Performance-33.52%-3.73%9.89%10.27% Peabody Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BTUPeabody Energy4.4832 of 5 stars$15.29+3.0%$23.50+53.7%-32.8%$1.85B$4.19B5.715,600Positive NewsAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.0544 of 5 stars$112.41-3.6%$145.50+29.4%-60.2%$1.47B$2.96B55.654,040News CoverageHCCWarrior Met Coal3.1573 of 5 stars$49.18-1.7%$63.67+29.5%-22.9%$2.58B$1.53B24.471,336News CoverageARLPAlliance Resource Partners2.6776 of 5 stars$26.72+0.5%$29.00+8.5%+9.6%$3.43B$2.45B12.603,653News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionNRPNatural Resource Partners1.0618 of 5 stars$98.40+0.9%N/A+2.4%$1.28B$268.01M9.4550METCRamaco Resources2.5288 of 5 stars$12.69+6.3%$13.67+7.7%+12.8%$694.14M$666.29M-158.63725News CoverageMETCBRamaco Resources1.3693 of 5 stars$8.47+2.3%N/A+9.6%$463.31M$666.29M-94.10725News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeARECAmerican Resources2.1932 of 5 stars$0.83-4.3%$4.00+380.2%+69.2%$67.07M$380K-1.7010News CoverageCNRCore Natural Resources4.2881 of 5 stars$70.73-2.8%$120.40+70.2%-52.5%$3.72B$2.24B14.612,076Positive NewsSXCSunCoke Energy3.2074 of 5 stars$8.59-1.5%$13.00+51.3%-13.0%$727.14M$1.94B7.881,168NCNACCO Industries1.7287 of 5 stars$41.61-1.9%N/A+38.4%$309.58M$237.71M8.991,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alpha Metallurgical Resources Competitors Warrior Met Coal Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Competitors Natural Resource Partners Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors American Resources Competitors Core Natural Resources Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BTU) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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