Financial Survey: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) vs. Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) and Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Kinross Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.13 billion	0.99	-$61.69 million	($3.58)	-46.46
Kinross Gold	$7.05 billion	4.03	$2.39 billion	$2.64	9.09

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Kinross Gold 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Kinross Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	2	5	0	0	1.71
Kinross Gold	0	2	13	1	2.94

Alpha Metallurgical Resources currently has a consensus price target of $179.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.07%. Kinross Gold has a consensus price target of $37.11, suggesting a potential upside of 54.58%. Given Kinross Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.

Risk & Volatility

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Kinross Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-2.23%	-2.99%	-2.01%
Kinross Gold	37.52%	34.00%	23.84%

Summary

Kinross Gold beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 12 of the 15 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 Kinross Gold

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Mauritania. The company operates the Fort Knox mine and the Manh Choh project in Alaska, as well as the Round Mountain and the Bald Mountain mines in Nevada, the United States; the Paracatu mine in Brazil; the La Coipa and the Lobo-Marte project in Chile; the Tasiast mine in Mauritania; and the Great Bear project in Canada. It is also involved in the extraction and processing of gold-containing ores; reclamation of gold mining properties; and production and sale of silver. Kinross Gold Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.