SunCoke Energy (SXC) Competitors

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) and Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, SXC or HCC?

SunCoke Energy has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SXC or HCC?

In the previous week, Warrior Met Coal had 10 more articles in the media than SunCoke Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Warrior Met Coal and 3 mentions for SunCoke Energy. Warrior Met Coal's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat SunCoke Energy's score of 0.94 indicating that Warrior Met Coal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SunCoke Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warrior Met Coal	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SXC or HCC?

90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SXC or HCC?

SunCoke Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.09%. Warrior Met Coal has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.30%. Given SunCoke Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SunCoke Energy is more favorable than Warrior Met Coal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunCoke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Warrior Met Coal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SXC or HCC a better dividend stock?

SunCoke Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Warrior Met Coal pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. SunCoke Energy pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Warrior Met Coal pays out 15.9% 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. SunCoke Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Warrior Met Coal has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SunCoke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SXC or HCC?

Warrior Met Coal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SunCoke Energy. SunCoke Energy 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
SunCoke Energy	$1.94B	0.38	$95.90M	$1.09	7.89
Warrior Met Coal	$1.53B	1.99	$250.60M	$2.01	28.68

Is SXC or HCC more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal has a net margin of 7.98% compared to SunCoke Energy's net margin of 4.95%. SunCoke Energy's return on equity of 13.40% beat Warrior Met Coal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunCoke Energy	4.95%	13.40%	5.61%
Warrior Met Coal	7.98%	5.41%	4.34%

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats SunCoke Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.