Head-To-Head Review: Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) vs. Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF)

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) and Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Warrior Met Coal and Pine Valley Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warrior Met Coal	3.30%	2.26%	1.81%
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Warrior Met Coal and Pine Valley Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warrior Met Coal	0	3	2	0	2.40
Pine Valley Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Warrior Met Coal presently has a consensus price target of $63.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Given Warrior Met Coal’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Warrior Met Coal is more favorable than Pine Valley Mining.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Warrior Met Coal and Pine Valley Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Warrior Met Coal	$1.53 billion	1.99	$250.60 million	$0.77	74.91
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.1268)	-0.04

Warrior Met Coal has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Valley Mining. Pine Valley Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warrior Met Coal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats Pine Valley Mining on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Warrior Met Coal

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. produces and exports non-thermal metallurgical coal for the steel industry. It operates two underground mines located in Alabama. The company sells its metallurgical coal to a customer base of blast furnace steel producers located primarily in Europe, South America, and Asia. It also sells natural gas, which is extracted as a byproduct from coal production. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Brookwood, Alabama.

About Pine Valley Mining

Pine Valley Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral resource properties. It owns and operates the Willow Creek Coal Mine, which produces pulverized coal injection and coking coal, located near Chetwynd, Canada. The company also has interests in Pine Pass, Crassier Creek, Falling Creek, Fisher Creek, and Indin Lake gold property. It has operations in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.