Warrior Met Coal (HCC) Competitors

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media favor HCC or AMR?

In the previous week, Alpha Metallurgical Resources had 15 more articles in the media than Warrior Met Coal. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and 13 mentions for Warrior Met Coal. Alpha Metallurgical Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Warrior Met Coal's score of 0.24 indicating that Alpha Metallurgical Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warrior Met Coal	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HCC or AMR?

Warrior Met Coal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warrior Met Coal, 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
Warrior Met Coal	$1.53B	2.12	$250.60M	$0.77	80.02
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.96B	0.70	$187.58M	-$2.85	-56.01

Which has more volatility & risk, HCC or AMR?

Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HCC or AMR more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Alpha Metallurgical Resources' net margin of -1.57%. Warrior Met Coal's return on equity of 2.26% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warrior Met Coal	3.30%	2.26%	1.81%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-1.57%	-2.28%	-1.54%

Do analysts prefer HCC or AMR?

Warrior Met Coal presently has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus price target of $160.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Alpha Metallurgical Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha Metallurgical Resources is more favorable than Warrior Met Coal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warrior Met Coal	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HCC or AMR?

92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.