American Resources (AREC) Competitors

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both coal companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is ARLP or AREC more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 11.84% compared to American Resources' net margin of -12,881.75%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 15.77% beat American Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	11.84%	15.77%	10.00%
American Resources	-12,881.75%	N/A	-20.29%

Does the media prefer ARLP or AREC?

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 8 more articles in the media than American Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 4 mentions for American Resources. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat American Resources' score of 0.47 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARLP or AREC?

Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, 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
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.42	$360.86M	$2.12	12.75
American Resources	$321.14K	330.94	-$40.11M	-$0.49	-2.69

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARLP or AREC?

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARLP or AREC?

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ARLP or AREC?

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. American Resources has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 203.03%. Given American Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Resources is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats American Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.