Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ARCH or ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Arch Resources. Alliance Resource Partners 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	0.95	$464.04M	$17.00	9.67
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.57B	1.06	$630.12M	$4.81	4.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARCH or ARLP?

Arch Resources received 137 more outperform votes than Alliance Resource Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.63% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners 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%
Alliance Resource Partners	Outperform Votes 391 64.63%	Underperform Votes 214 35.37%

Does the media prefer ARCH or ARLP?

In the previous week, Arch Resources had 17 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Arch Resources and 4 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Arch Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.43 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arch Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alliance Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARCH or ARLP?

88.1% of Arch Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Arch Resources 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCH or ARLP?

Arch Resources has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCH or ARLP a better dividend stock?

Arch Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Arch Resources pays out 5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 58.2% 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. Alliance Resource Partners has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Alliance Resource Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ARCH or ARLP more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 24.50% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 10.89%. Arch Resources' return on equity of 34.90% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arch Resources	10.89%	22.32%	13.31%
Alliance Resource Partners	24.50%	34.90%	22.50%

Do analysts rate ARCH or ARLP?

Arch Resources presently has a consensus price target of $177.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.39%. Given Arch Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Resource Partners 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
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Arch Resources on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.