Arch Resources (ARCH) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ARCH or BTU?

88.1% of Arch Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Arch Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by 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.

Is ARCH or BTU more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Arch Resources' net margin of 10.89%. Arch Resources' return on equity of 22.32% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Resources	10.89%	22.32%	13.31%
Peabody Energy	11.62%	14.98%	9.13%

Do analysts rate ARCH or BTU?

Arch Resources presently has a consensus price target of $177.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Peabody Energy has a consensus price target of $28.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.39%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Arch Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arch Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARCH or BTU?

Arch Resources received 207 more outperform votes than Peabody Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.20% of users gave Peabody Energy an outperform vote while only 61.68% of users gave Arch Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arch Resources	Outperform Votes 528 61.68%	Underperform Votes 328 38.32%
Peabody Energy	Outperform Votes 321 64.20%	Underperform Votes 179 35.80%

Which has more volatility and risk, ARCH or BTU?

Arch Resources has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARCH or BTU?

Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Resources. Peabody Energy 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	0.93	$464.04M	$17.00	9.49
Peabody Energy	$4.95B	0.58	$759.60M	$3.59	6.28

Does the media prefer ARCH or BTU?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Arch Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Peabody Energy and 3 mentions for Arch Resources. Arch Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Peabody Energy's score of 1.11 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peabody Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARCH or BTU a better dividend stock?

Arch Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Arch Resources pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peabody Energy pays out 8.4% 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.

Summary

Arch Resources and Peabody Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.