Peabody Energy (BTU) Competitors

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BTU or AMR?

Peabody Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.29%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus price target of $145.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.83%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.

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
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BTU or AMR?

Peabody Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Peabody Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Metallurgical 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
Peabody Energy	$4.24B	0.42	$370.90M	$2.68	5.40
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.96B	0.51	$187.58M	$2.02	57.25

Does the media refer more to BTU or AMR?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Peabody Energy and 6 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' score of 0.46 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BTU or AMR?

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTU or AMR more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Alpha Metallurgical Resources' net margin of 1.01%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 10.05% beat Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peabody Energy	8.73%	10.05%	6.34%
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	1.01%	1.62%	1.09%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BTU or AMR?

87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% 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

Peabody Energy beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.