Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) Competitors

CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CEIX) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CEIX or AMR?

In the previous week, CONSOL Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CONSOL Energy and 4 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources. CONSOL Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 0.89 indicating that CONSOL Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CONSOL Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEIX or AMR?

86.5% of CONSOL Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of CONSOL Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CEIX or AMR?

CONSOL Energy currently has a consensus price target of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.16%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus price target of $336.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.88%. Given Alpha Metallurgical Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alpha Metallurgical Resources is more favorable than CONSOL Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CONSOL Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEIX or AMR?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources received 15 more outperform votes than CONSOL Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.73% of users gave Alpha Metallurgical Resources an outperform vote while only 57.78% of users gave CONSOL Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CONSOL Energy	Outperform Votes 156 57.78%	Underperform Votes 114 42.22%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	Outperform Votes 171 61.73%	Underperform Votes 106 38.27%

Is CEIX or AMR more profitable?

CONSOL Energy has a net margin of 18.02% compared to Alpha Metallurgical Resources' net margin of 11.08%. CONSOL Energy's return on equity of 28.96% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CONSOL Energy	18.02%	28.96%	15.16%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	11.08%	22.65%	14.87%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CEIX or AMR?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has higher revenue and earnings than CONSOL Energy. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CONSOL Energy, 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
CONSOL Energy	$2.57B	1.42	$655.89M	$13.62	9.12
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$3.47B	0.88	$721.96M	$27.25	8.63

Which has more risk and volatility, CEIX or AMR?

CONSOL Energy has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CONSOL Energy beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.