Head to Head Contrast: American Resources (AREC) & Its Competitors

American Resources (NASDAQ:ARECGet Free Report) is one of 103 public companies in the “MINING – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare American Resources to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

American Resources has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Resources’ peers have a beta of 0.77, suggesting that their average share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for American Resources and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Resources 0 0 2 0 3.00
American Resources Competitors 612 1677 3302 137 2.52

American Resources presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 334.74%. As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 23.99%. Given American Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Resources is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.3% of American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of American Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares American Resources and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Resources -12,881.75% N/A -20.29%
American Resources Competitors -938.79% -12.66% -5.27%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Resources and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
American Resources $380,000.00 -$40.11 million -1.88
American Resources Competitors $8.21 billion $447.87 million -0.77

American Resources’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than American Resources. American Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

American Resources peers beat American Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

American Resources Company Profile

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American Resources Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, extracts, processes, transports, and sells metallurgical coal to the steel and industrial industries. It supplies raw materials; and sells coal used in pulverized coal injections. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fishers, Indiana.

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