American Resources (AREC) Competitors

Arch Resources (NYSE:ARCH) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCH or AREC?

88.1% of Arch Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of American Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Arch Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of American Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ARCH or AREC?

In the previous week, Arch Resources had 7 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Arch Resources and 6 mentions for American Resources. Arch Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat American Resources' score of -0.22 indicating that Arch Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ARCH or AREC more profitable?

Arch Resources has a net margin of 6.69% compared to American Resources' net margin of -8,325.31%. Arch Resources' return on equity of 13.22% beat American Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Resources	6.69%	13.22%	7.96%
American Resources	-8,325.31%	-978.72%	-19.80%

Do analysts prefer ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources presently has a consensus target price of $173.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.95%. American Resources has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 277.36%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Resources is more favorable than Arch Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more volatility and risk, ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources received 484 more outperform votes than American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.64% of users gave American Resources an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Arch Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Resources	Outperform Votes 532 61.01%	Underperform Votes 340 38.99%
American Resources	Outperform Votes 48 71.64%	Underperform Votes 19 28.36%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARCH or AREC?

Arch Resources has higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch 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
Arch Resources	$3.15B	0.96	$464.04M	$9.52	17.54
American Resources	$16.74M	4.90	-$11.45M	-$0.39	-2.72

Summary

Arch Resources beats American Resources on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.