Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AMR scored 17.0, BTU scored 13.9 — AMR leads.
Compare another set
AMR
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
Coking Coal · Quality-Growth
17
$181.57 · $2.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
3.1
AMR leads
BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation
Thermal Coal · Quality-Growth
13.9
$25.13 · $3.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestBTU0.8x
Fastest growthBTU-8.9%
Strongest balance sheetAMR0.01
Highest qualityAMR37 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/S multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
AMR
stronger →← stronger
BTU
37
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
31
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
14
9
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
6
AMR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AMR
BTU
-$1mF
FCF
-$178mF
-28.0%F
Rev
-8.9%D
0.01A
D/E
0.13A
1.1xB+
P/S
0.8xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Model signals
AMR
Why this score
Buying back stock
BTU
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
Coking Coal · $181.57 · beta 0.87
Why now
Coking Coal · market cap $2.3b. Down 28% from 52-week high of $253.82 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -28% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $186.67 (implying +3% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$1m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Revenue contracting -28% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Currently unprofitable (margin -2.2%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk.
BTUPeabody Energy Corporation
Thermal Coal · $25.13 · beta 0.32
Why now
Thermal Coal · market cap $3.1b. Down 39% from 52-week high of $41.14 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -9% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $31.58 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$178m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Revenue contracting -9% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Currently unprofitable (margin -4.6%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where AMR and BTU diverge
On the headline score the gap is 3.1 points in favor of AMR. The widest single difference is Quality, where AMR leads by 5.6 points.
QualityAMR 37.0 · BTU 31.4AMR +5.6
ValueAMR 9.4 · BTU 6.1AMR +3.3
GrowthAMR 14.1 · BTU 14.1level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is AMR or BTU the better stock?
AMR scores higher: AMR 17.0, BTU 13.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do AMR and BTU differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where AMR leads by 6 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. AMR also leads value, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are AMR and BTU scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.