Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) Head to Head Contrast

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Alliance Resource Partners and TotalEnergies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0	1	2	0	2.67
TotalEnergies	1	7	10	0	2.50

TotalEnergies has a consensus price target of $92.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.00%. Given TotalEnergies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and TotalEnergies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.19 billion	1.44	$311.16 million	$2.05	12.02
TotalEnergies	$201.20 billion	1.02	$13.13 billion	$7.99	10.76

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Resource Partners. TotalEnergies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and TotalEnergies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	12.25%	17.70%	11.12%
TotalEnergies	8.29%	15.66%	6.35%

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats TotalEnergies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a diversified natural resource company, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Illinois Basin Coal Operations, Appalachia Coal Operations, Oil & Gas Royalties, and Coal Royalties. It produces a range of thermal and metallurgical coal with sulfur and heat contents. The company operates seven underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, it owns and leases oil and gas mineral interests and equity interests; and leases its coal mineral reserves and resources to its mining complexes; and leases land and operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Further, the company offers various mining technology products and services, including data network, communication and tracking systems, mining proximity detection systems, industrial collision avoidance systems, and data and analytics software. It also exports its products. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE, a multi-energy company, produces and markets oil and biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity in France, rest of Europe, North America, Africa, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Exploration & Production, Integrated LNG, Integrated Power, Refining & Chemicals, and Marketing & Services. The Exploration & Production segment is involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The Integrated LNG segment comprises the integrated gas chain, including upstream and midstream liquified natural gas (LNG) activities, as well as biogas, hydrogen, and gas trading activities. The Integrated Power segment includes generation, storage, electricity trading, and B2B-B2C distribution of gas and electricity. The Refining & Chemicals segment consists of refining, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. This segment also includes oil supply, trading, and marine shipping activities. The Marketing & Services segment supplies and markets petroleum products. The company was formerly known as TOTAL SE and changed its name to TotalEnergies SE in June 2021. TotalEnergies SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.