Arch Coal, Inc. Class A and Peabody Energy Head to Head Comparison
By Tristan Rich
July 9, 2017 - Arch Coal, Inc. Class A (NASDAQ: ARCH) and Peabody Energy (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitabiliy, earnings, risk and valuation.
This table compares Arch Coal, Inc. Class A and Peabody Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Arch Coal, Inc. Class A has higher revenue and earnings than Peabody Energy.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Arch Coal, Inc. Class A and Peabody Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Arch Coal, Inc. Class A presently has a consensus price target of $94.20, suggesting a potential upside of 35.27%. Peabody Energy has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8,516.19%. Given Peabody Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Arch Coal, Inc. Class A.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Peabody Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Arch Coal, Inc. Class A and Peabody Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Summary
Arch Coal, Inc. Class A beats Peabody Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Arch Coal, Inc. Class A Company Profile
Arch Coal, Inc. is a coal producer. The Company is engaged in the production of thermal and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines located throughout the United States, for sale to utility, industrial and steel producers both in the United States and around the world. The Company operates mining complexes in West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wyoming and Colorado. The Company’s segments include the Powder River Basin and Appalachia. The Powder River Basin segment includes operations in Wyoming. The Appalachia segment includes operations in West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland and Virginia. The Company also sells coal from operations in Colorado and Illinois. Powder River Basin consists of Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines. The Company’s mines in Appalachia include Coal-Mac, Lone Mountain, Mountain Laurel, Beckley, Vindex, Sentinel and Leer. The Company operates, or contracts out the operation of approximately 10 active mines in the United States.
Peabody Energy Company Profile
Peabody Energy Corporation is a coal company, which is engaged in the mining of thermal coal for sale primarily to electric utilities and metallurgical coal for sale to industrial customers. Its mining operations are located in the United States and Australia. Its segments are Powder River Basin Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, Western U.S. Mining, Australian Metallurgical Mining, Australian Thermal Mining, Trading and Brokerage, and Corporate and Other. It also markets and brokers coal from other coal producers, both as principal and agent, and trades coal and freight-related contracts through trading and business offices in Australia, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its other energy-related commercial activities include participating in operations of a mine-mouth coal-fueled generating plant, managing its coal reserve and real estate holdings, evaluating Btu Conversion projects and supporting the development of clean coal technologies.