American Resources (AREC) Competitors $0.54 -0.04 (-6.58%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.57 +0.03 (+6.24%) As of 02/21/2025 07:35 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AREC vs. ARLP, AMR, BTU, NRP, METC, METCB, HCC, CNR, LWLG, and PLLShould you be buying American Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Resources include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Peabody Energy (BTU), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), and Piedmont Lithium (PLL). American Resources vs. Alliance Resource Partners Alpha Metallurgical Resources Peabody Energy Natural Resource Partners Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources Warrior Met Coal Core Natural Resources Lightwave Logic Piedmont Lithium Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARLP or AREC? Alliance Resource Partners received 349 more outperform votes than American Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.46% of users gave American Resources an outperform vote while only 64.88% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlliance Resource PartnersOutperform Votes39964.88% Underperform Votes21635.12% American ResourcesOutperform Votes5072.46% Underperform Votes1927.54% Which has more risk and volatility, ARLP or AREC? Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliance Resource Partners$2.45B1.40$360.86M$2.769.67American Resources$16.74M2.48-$11.45M-$0.39-1.38 Do analysts recommend ARLP or AREC? Alliance Resource Partners currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. American Resources has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 645.57%. Given American Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 3.00American Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of American Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ARLP or AREC more profitable? Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 14.74% compared to American Resources' net margin of -8,325.31%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 19.09% beat American Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliance Resource Partners14.74% 19.09% 12.19% American Resources -8,325.31%N/A -18.58% Does the media favor ARLP or AREC? In the previous week, American Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for American Resources and 1 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat American Resources' score of 0.10 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Resources 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAlliance Resource Partners beats American Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AREC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 AREC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican ResourcesBituminous coal & lignite mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$44.46M$1.10B$3.16B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A2.50%5.14%3.85%P/E Ratio-1.384.6793.5114.19Price / Sales2.481.4625,929,608,977,446,200.0076.60Price / CashN/A4.1924.3634.95Price / BookN/A1.454.934.63Net Income-$11.45M$192.85M$152.67M$245.69M7 Day Performance-13.48%-6.50%-0.85%-2.68%1 Month Performance-27.24%-21.60%2.17%-2.16%1 Year Performance-58.73%-44.92%33.11%12.90% American Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARECAmerican Resources1.9858 of 5 stars$0.54-6.6%$4.00+645.6%-59.0%$44.46M$16.74M-1.3810Gap UpARLPAlliance Resource Partners2.9133 of 5 stars$26.76-0.6%$29.00+8.4%+38.8%$3.43B$2.45B9.703,595Positive NewsAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.7054 of 5 stars$168.48-8.7%$336.00+99.4%-59.0%$2.19B$3.47B6.184,160News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBTUPeabody Energy4.6949 of 5 stars$16.22-5.2%$28.00+72.7%-40.8%$1.97B$4.24B6.015,400Positive NewsNRPNatural Resource Partners2.2276 of 5 stars$102.63-0.1%N/A+13.8%$1.33B$370.01M8.2650Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsMETCRamaco Resources4.0942 of 5 stars$10.07-5.4%$17.00+68.8%-45.8%$528.98M$693.52M15.49725Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMETCBRamaco ResourcesN/A$9.14-3.2%N/A-26.3%$480.12MN/A0.00725Dividend CutNews CoverageHCCWarrior Met Coal4.4105 of 5 stars$49.69-8.1%$75.00+50.9%-18.7%$2.60B$1.68B6.861,143Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCNRCore Natural Resources4.5148 of 5 stars$79.35-6.8%$158.83+100.2%-52.4%$2.33B$2.57B5.832,020Earnings ReportDividend CutNews CoveragePositive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.0029 of 5 stars$1.50+5.6%N/A-66.7%$183.56M$40,000.00-8.3320Positive NewsPLLPiedmont Lithium1.745 of 5 stars$8.35-1.4%$21.42+156.5%-43.2%$162.32M$39.82M-2.0440Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARLP Alternatives AMR Alternatives BTU Alternatives NRP Alternatives METC Alternatives METCB Alternatives HCC Alternatives CNR Alternatives LWLG Alternatives PLL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AREC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy NVDA Now? 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