AMR vs AREC vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, American Resources and Hallador Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.73 -16.7% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$506.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Alpha Metallurgical Resources leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alpha Metallurgical Resources 3, American Resources 2, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRARECHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.99B $84.72M $506.68M AMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.9x 4.8x -555.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +56.7% +7.9% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -0.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x 2.4x HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -66.4% -42.9% AMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr -11.5%/yr +29.4%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 96.6% 64.4% AMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 36/100 AREC

Percentile Scorecard

AMRARECHNRG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRARECHNRG
Valuation 96 #2 of 23 82 #5 of 23 44 #14 of 24
Growth 80 #5 of 21 60 #9 of 21 18 #19 of 23
Profitability – – 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health – 38 #14 of 22 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 0 #10 of 10 17 #16 of 19
Overall – 45 36
  • AMR ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRARECHNRGSPY
1 month -2.7%-29.8%-16.7% +0.7%
3 months +12.5%-30.6%-19.7% +3.7%
6 months -13.3%-45.3%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date -19.2%-48.8%-38.4% +12.8%
1 year -2.7%-66.4%-42.9% +11.9%
3 years -27.1%-9.9%-16.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.0%-3.4%-6.0% +22.8%
5 years +161.5%-45.7%+263.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%-11.5%+29.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+30.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRARECHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%96.6%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%93.6%65.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.532.861.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.69-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.5%-88.1%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-70.9%-50.7% -1.2%
52-week high $249.65$4.37$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $137.33$1.09$10.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRARECHNRG
P/E now vs peer median -41.2xmedian 27.1x 5.5xmedian 27.1x -606.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 7.3x -309.6xmedian 7.3x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.1x -3.7xmedian 29.1x 98.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,449xmedian 10.3x 7.8xmedian 10.3x -11.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 50.94 0.08median 50.94 23.14median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRARECHNRG
Revenue – -$312.74K $452.10M
Gross profit – $956.08K –
Operating income – -$6.29M $16.94M
Net income – -$79.01M -$912.00K
Free cash flow – $12.37M -$50.46M
R&D – -$1.22M $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $-3.92 $0.20 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents – $31.70M $28.98M
Total debt – $8.34M $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 12.71M 87.27M 47.13M
Enterprise value $1.99B $2.23M $418.19M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRARECHNRG
P/E -41.2x 5.5x -606.2x
P/FCF -1,449x 7.8x -11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 7.6x 19.8x
P/S 1.0x -309.6x 1.2x
P/B – 1.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – -3.7x 98.3x
EV/EBIT – -4.1x 33.5x
EV/Revenue – -81.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 2.1x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.2x 2.0x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.08 23.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 56.7% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 210.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -62.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.3% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -517.7% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -279.5% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.6% 131.2% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 68.3% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 255.9% 541.6% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 71.1% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 682.1% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 89.3% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRARECHNRG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 1.3%
Operating margin – – 3.7%
Pretax margin – – -0.2%
Net margin – – -0.2%
FCF margin – – -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% 6.2%
Return on equity – – 0.5%
Return on assets – 7.7% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -5.1% 6.8%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRARECHNRG
Debt / assets – 0.6% 9.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 43.9% 59.3%
Equity / assets – 56.1% 40.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.0x
Current ratio – 2.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.57 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRARECHNRG
Dividend yield – 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – -78.1% -9.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -75.0% -9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRARECHNRG
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.44FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -136.5%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.26BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.2% +3,730.3% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRARECHNRG
Held by institutions 87.7% 31.5% 76.3%
Institutions holding 255 100 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -5.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 115 67 87
Institutions selling 91 17 52
Buyers to sellers 1.26 3.94 1.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRARECHNRG
AMR 1.00 0.31 0.28
AREC 0.31 1.00 0.25
HNRG 0.28 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMR, AREC and HNRG?

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) $1.99B, American Resources (AREC) $84.72M, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $506.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) returned the most: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) -2.7%, American Resources (AREC) -66.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.9%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) +21.2%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -11.5%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) has been the steadiest (Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) 56.9%, American Resources (AREC) 96.6%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMR, AREC and HNRG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.