Pure Egy Minrls (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) vs. Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) Financial Review

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) and Pure Egy Minrls (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Pure Egy Minrls’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-1.57%	-2.28%	-1.54%
Pure Egy Minrls	-45.14%	-0.71%	-0.70%

Risk and Volatility

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Egy Minrls has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Pure Egy Minrls, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	1	1	1	0	2.00
Pure Egy Minrls	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alpha Metallurgical Resources presently has a consensus target price of $160.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.89%. Given Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alpha Metallurgical Resources is more favorable than Pure Egy Minrls.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Pure Egy Minrls”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.96 billion	0.77	$187.58 million	($2.85)	-61.14
Pure Egy Minrls	$400,000.00	16.21	-$180,000.00	N/A	N/A

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Egy Minrls.

Summary

Alpha Metallurgical Resources beats Pure Egy Minrls on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a mining company, produces, processes, and sells met and thermal coal in Virginia and West Virginia. The company offers metallurgical coal products. It operates twenty-two active mines and nine coal preparation and load-out facilities. The company was formerly known as Contura Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. in February 2021. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee.

About Pure Egy Minrls

Pure Energy Minerals Limited acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. Its primary project is the Clayton Valley lithium brine project located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Harmony Gold Corp. and changed its name to Pure Energy Minerals Limited in October 2012. Pure Energy Minerals Limited is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.