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BTU vs. ARLP, CEIX, AMR, NRP, METC, METCB, AREC, ARCH, NC, and RRC

Should you be buying Peabody Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peabody Energy include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), CONSOL Energy (CEIX), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), Arch Resources (ARCH), NACCO Industries (NC), and Range Resources (RRC).

Peabody Energy vs.

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

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 6 more articles in the media than Peabody Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 2 mentions for Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.73 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alliance Resource Partners
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Peabody Energy currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.69%. Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. 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)
3.00
Alliance Resource Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Alliance Resource Partners received 72 more outperform votes than Peabody Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.93% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners an outperform vote while only 64.43% of users gave Peabody Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Peabody EnergyOutperform Votes
326
64.43%
Underperform Votes
180
35.57%
Alliance Resource PartnersOutperform Votes
398
64.93%
Underperform Votes
215
35.07%

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 Ratio
Peabody Energy$4.95B0.45$759.60M$3.784.83
Alliance Resource Partners$2.57B1.42$630.12M$3.528.07

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 18.52% compared to Peabody Energy's net margin of 12.24%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 23.74% beat Peabody Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Peabody Energy12.24% 14.74% 9.15%
Alliance Resource Partners 18.52%23.74%15.31%

Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Peabody Energy pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Peabody Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BTU vs. The Competition

MetricPeabody EnergyBituminous coal & lignite IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.22B$2.78B$9.21B$20.33B
Dividend Yield1.57%3.85%11.58%3.62%
P/E Ratio4.834.7213.2642.08
Price / Sales0.451.1046.3916.77
Price / Cash2.314.1812.0820.35
Price / Book0.661.544.355.92
Net Income$759.60M$640.70M$947.35M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-5.54%-1.93%-3.15%0.44%
1 Month Performance-12.05%-1.69%3.31%5.51%
1 Year Performance-32.11%-13.28%456.05%17.36%

Peabody Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BTU
Peabody Energy
3.825 of 5 stars
$18.37
+0.5%
$29.00
+57.9%
-31.4%$2.23B$4.95B4.865,400News Coverage
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners
1.8109 of 5 stars
$27.53
-5.8%
$27.00
-1.9%
+40.0%$3.54B$2.57B7.843,595Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
CEIX
CONSOL Energy
4.0874 of 5 stars
N/A$139.00
+∞
N/A$2.96B$2.57B7.391,860Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
3.9762 of 5 stars
$190.24
-1.9%
$336.00
+76.6%
-52.3%$2.49B$3.47B7.014,160Positive News
NRP
Natural Resource Partners
2.1955 of 5 stars
$105.82
-1.9%
N/A+12.1%$1.37B$370.01M8.5150News Coverage
Positive News
METC
Ramaco Resources
4.0493 of 5 stars
$9.81
-3.3%
$17.00
+73.3%
-47.5%$516.48M$693.52M15.13725Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
METCB
Ramaco Resources
N/A$9.06
-1.6%
N/A-31.0%$475.92MN/A0.00725Short Interest ↑
AREC
American Resources
1.9829 of 5 stars
$0.70
-6.8%
$4.00
+475.5%
-52.9%$53.96M$16.74M-1.7910
ARCH
Arch Resources
3.3091 of 5 stars
$134.83
flat
$167.17
+24.0%
N/A$2.44B$3.15B14.163,400Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
NC
NACCO Industries
1.0464 of 5 stars
$32.03
-1.0%
N/A-13.6%$234.18M$214.79M-13.831,700Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
RRC
Range Resources
4.0186 of 5 stars
$37.39
-6.9%
$37.22
-0.4%
+27.4%$9.01B$3.37B18.85540Analyst Forecast

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