Alpha Natural Resources Inc: (NYSE: ANR)

$7.11

0.12 (1.68%)

Volume 8,796,216

May 23 02:30 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		6.78 - 7.17
	
		52wk Low - High
		5.28 - 11.81
	
		Previous Close
		6.99
	
		Avg. Volume
		14,479,146
	
		Industry
		COAL
	
		Market Cap
		1.54 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.72
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-2.24
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-1.70%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -2.24
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.59
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            -0.60
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -1.70%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-07-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -1.15
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Alpha Natural Resources is a leading Central Appalachian coal producer that also has significant operations in Northern Appalachia. Their reserves primarily consist of high Btu, low sulfur steam coal and metallurgical coal. They produce, process and sell steam and metallurgical coal from eight regional business units supported by active underground mines, active surface mines and preparation plants located throughout Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Colorado.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.59	-0.58	-2.24	-1.49
Number of Estimates	15	13	18	17
Low Estimate	-0.78	-0.81	-2.76	-2.16
High Estimate	-0.41	-0.39	-1.65	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.33	-0.16	-0.94	-2.24
EPS Growth	-78.99%	-260.58%	-138.18%	33.48%

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EPS Growth for ANR

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ALPHA NATRL RES	ANR	6.99
ALLIANCE HLDGS	AHGP	65.66
ALLIANCE RES	ARLP	76.47
ARCH COAL INC	ACI	5.33
CHINA COAL EGY	CCOZY	14.17
CONSOL ENERGY	CNX	35.26
HALLADOR ENERGY	HNRG	7.42
HIDILI INDU INT	HIIDY	21.95
JAMES RIVER CL	JRCC	3.11
OXFORD RES PTNR	OXF	3.08

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:COAL

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Natural Resource Tops Earnings, Down Y/Y

May 07, 2013

ANR Loss Narrower than Expected, Widens Y/Y

May 02, 2013

CONSOL Lags Earnings, Beats Sales

Apr 25, 2013

Arch Coal's Loss Widens on Weak Prices

Apr 24, 2013

NRP Downgraded to Neutral

Apr 19, 2013

Arch Coal Earnings Likely to Lag

Apr 19, 2013

Peabody's Loss Narrower than Expected

Apr 18, 2013

Peabody Energy Earnings Likely to Miss

Apr 17, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-1.15
Sales	6,975
Net Income	-2,519
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	0.32
Price/Cash Flow	0.60
Price/Sales	0.24

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News

Natural Resource Partners` Safe, Strong 9.5% Yield - TheMotleyFool

May 23, 2013

Alpha Natural Resources Completes Changes to Credit Facility - Pr Newswire

May 22, 2013

GLD, JUNR: Big ETF Outflows - Marketnewsvideo.Com

May 22, 2013

CONSOL Energy and Other Energy Stocks Worth a Look Now - Benzinga

May 21, 2013

ELOS, MCHX, OTT, JZT, EDR, ANR Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks - M2

May 21, 2013

Shares of Arch Coal Rank the Highest in Terms of Relative Performance in the Coal & Consumable Fuels Industry (ACI, ANR, YZC, BTU, CLD) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 21, 2013

Alpha Natural Resources Earnings In Retrospect: Down 5.3% in the Last 18 Days (ANR) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

Alpha Natural Resources Makes a Move: Up 4.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 20, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.22
ABR (Last Week)	2.22
# of recs in ABR	18
Average Target Price	10.33
Industry Rank by ABR	202 out of 265
Rank in Industry	3 out of 18

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Day Low - High	6.78 - 7.17
52wk Low - High	5.28 - 11.81
Previous Close	6.99
Avg. Volume	14,479,146
Industry	COAL
Market Cap	1.54 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.72
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-2.24
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-1.70%

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-2.24
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.59
Most Accurate Estimate	-0.60
Earnings ESP	-1.70%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-07-2013
EPS Last Year	-1.15
Expected Earnings Growth	5.00%

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Alpha Natural Resources Inc: (NYSE: ANR)

$7.11

0.12 (1.68%)

Volume 8,796,216

May 23 02:30 PM ET

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Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:COAL

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