TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE – Get Free Report) and Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TotalEnergies | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Alliance Resource Partners | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
TotalEnergies currently has a consensus target price of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Given TotalEnergies’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Alliance Resource Partners.
Profitability
This table compares TotalEnergies and Alliance Resource Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TotalEnergies | 8.29% | 15.66% | 6.35% |
| Alliance Resource Partners | 12.25% | 17.70% | 11.12% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares TotalEnergies and Alliance Resource Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TotalEnergies | $201.20 billion | 1.02 | $13.13 billion | $7.99 | 10.76 |
| Alliance Resource Partners | $2.19 billion | 1.44 | $311.16 million | $2.05 | 12.02 |
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.
Summary
Alliance Resource Partners beats TotalEnergies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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