Peabody Energy (BTU) Competitors $12.36 +1.10 (+9.79%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.12 -0.24 (-1.93%) As of 06:42 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BTU vs. ARLP, AMR, NRP, METCB, METC, AREC, NC, MTDR, DINO, and NXTShould you be buying Peabody Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peabody Energy include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METCB), Ramaco Resources (METC), American Resources (AREC), NACCO Industries (NC), Matador Resources (MTDR), HF Sinclair (DINO), and Nextracker (NXT). Peabody Energy vs. Alliance Resource Partners Alpha Metallurgical Resources Natural Resource Partners Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources American Resources NACCO Industries Matador Resources HF Sinclair Nextracker Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) and Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is BTU or ARLP more profitable? Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 14.74% compared to Peabody Energy's net margin of 8.75%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 19.09% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peabody Energy8.75% 10.33% 6.45% Alliance Resource Partners 14.74%19.09%12.19% Does the media prefer BTU or ARLP? In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Peabody Energy and 6 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.58 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peabody Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliance Resource Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, BTU or ARLP? Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Resource Partners. Peabody Energy 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 RatioPeabody Energy$4.24B0.35$370.90M$2.704.58Alliance Resource Partners$2.45B1.39$360.86M$2.769.62 Do analysts recommend BTU or ARLP? Peabody Energy currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 126.50%. Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Peabody Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peabody Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alliance Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, BTU or ARLP? Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTU or ARLP? Alliance Resource Partners received 72 more outperform votes than Peabody Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners an outperform vote while only 64.50% of users gave Peabody Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeabody EnergyOutperform Votes32764.50% Underperform Votes18035.50% Alliance Resource PartnersOutperform Votes39964.88% Underperform Votes21635.12% Is BTU or ARLP a better dividend stock? Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Peabody Energy pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 101.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTU or ARLP? 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Peabody Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners 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. SummaryAlliance Resource Partners beats Peabody Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Peabody Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BTU 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 NYSE 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 BTU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeabody EnergyBituminous coal & lignite IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.50B$2.50B$6.86B$18.52BDividend Yield2.51%4.88%10.85%4.00%P/E Ratio4.583.2840.5331.42Price / Sales0.351.3024,709.9827.05Price / Cash2.613.7635.3717.54Price / Book0.411.133.334.31Net Income$370.90M$631.31M$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.98%-3.83%-9.52%-6.77%1 Month Performance-0.91%-1.14%-6.57%-7.65%1 Year Performance-47.37%-11.98%135.67%-2.67% Peabody Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BTUPeabody Energy4.1835 of 5 stars$12.36+9.8%$28.00+126.5%-52.1%$1.50B$4.24B4.585,500Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeARLPAlliance Resource Partners2.9036 of 5 stars$27.28+2.3%$29.00+6.3%+23.0%$3.50B$2.45B9.883,370Options VolumeNews CoverageAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.6934 of 5 stars$125.10-1.1%$336.00+168.6%-64.5%$1.63B$2.96B4.593,730News CoverageNRPNatural Resource Partners1.4135 of 5 stars$104.25-0.7%N/A+0.1%$1.35B$245.03M8.3950Positive NewsMETCBRamaco Resources0.6055 of 5 stars$7.11+2.3%N/A-47.0%$383.94M$666.30M20.91725METCRamaco Resources4.4867 of 5 stars$8.23+0.9%$17.00+106.6%-52.0%$365.44M$666.30M12.66725ARECAmerican Resources1.5256 of 5 stars$0.47-4.7%$4.00+756.2%-70.6%$36.17M$399,962.00-1.2010Gap UpNCNACCO Industries1.101 of 5 stars$33.75-0.1%N/A+7.4%$250.83M$237.71M-14.551,600News CoverageGap UpMTDRMatador Resources4.3797 of 5 stars$51.15+1.3%$73.79+44.2%-46.8%$6.40B$3.48B7.16290Gap DownDINOHF Sinclair4.5771 of 5 stars$32.89-0.5%$47.00+42.9%-58.6%$6.20B$28.58B40.115,220Positive NewsGap DownNXTNextracker3.914 of 5 stars$42.14-2.3%$56.43+33.9%-27.4%$6.14B$2.77B10.721,050Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliance Resource Partners Competitors Alpha Metallurgical Resources Competitors Natural Resource Partners Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors American Resources Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors Matador Resources Competitors HF Sinclair Competitors Nextracker Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BTU) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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