According to Zen Score, the 3 best coal mining stocks to buy right now are:
1. Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)
Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) is the top coal stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the coal industry average of 33. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alliance Resource Partners has seen its stock return 18.86% over the past year, underperforming other coal stocks by -17 percentage points.
Alliance Resource Partners has an average 1 year
price target of $25.00, an upside of 9.6% from Alliance Resource Partners's current stock price of $22.81.
Alliance Resource Partners stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Alliance Resource Partners, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) is the second best coal stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 9 points higher than the coal industry average of 33. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Peabody Energy has seen its stock return 0.31% over the past year, underperforming other coal stocks by -35 percentage points.
Peabody Energy has an average 1 year
price target of $27.67, an upside of 21.67% from Peabody Energy's current stock price of $22.74.
Peabody Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Peabody Energy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP)
Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) is the third best coal stock with a Zen Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the coal industry average of 33. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natural Resource Partners has seen its stock return 76.4% over the past year, overperforming other coal stocks by 41 percentage points.