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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEIX or AMR?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources received 14 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 57.93% of users gave CONSOL Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CONSOL Energy	Outperform Votes 157 57.93%	Underperform Votes 114 42.07%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	Outperform Votes 171 61.73%	Underperform Votes 106 38.27%

Does the media favor CEIX or AMR?

In the previous week, CONSOL Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CONSOL Energy and 7 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat CONSOL Energy's score of 1.53 indicating that Alpha Metallurgical Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CONSOL Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & 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	$2.21B	1.49	$655.89M	$13.62	8.22
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$3.30B	0.83	$721.96M	$27.25	7.76

Do analysts recommend CEIX or AMR?

CONSOL Energy presently has a consensus price target of $139.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.17%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus price target of $336.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.93%. 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)	2 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

Which has more volatility & risk, CEIX or AMR?

CONSOL Energy has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CEIX or AMR a better dividend stock?

CONSOL Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CONSOL Energy pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays out 7.3% 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. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CONSOL Energy and Alpha Metallurgical Resources tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.