American Resources Corporation (AREC)Industrials | Waste Management | Fishers, United States | NasdaqCM
1.14 USD
-0.06
(-5.000%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.20 +0.06 (5.263%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish due to deteriorating operational fundamentals and heavy near-term put buying, yet the long-term thesis remains intact based on the company's strategic pivot to critical minerals and institutional accumulation by BlackRock. The stock is currently trading at a fraction of its historical highs, reflecting the market's skepticism of its past performance rather than its new strategic direction. While the balance sheet shows losses and negative free cash flow, the recent $25M government investment and partnerships suggest a potential turnaround in the mining sector. The options market confirms this tension: traders are buying insurance for the next month but are betting big on a multi-year recovery to the $3-$4 range. This is a classic 'value trap' setup where the price has decoupled from the new business narrative, making it a risky hold for the short term but a speculative entry for those believing in the critical minerals transition. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.250795 |
| AutoETS | 0.276680 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.278143 |
| MSTL | 0.297858 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 0.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.192 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.33 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-13 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 21.725 |
| Market Cap | 121,947,248 |
| Forward P/E | 1.36 |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| Website | https://www.americanresourcescorp.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct divergence between near-term hedging and long-term speculation. In the immediate 30-day window, put volume and open interest significantly outweigh call volume, indicating active downside protection buying around the $1.50-$2.00 strikes. However, looking further out to 2027 and 2029, there is a massive buildup of call open interest at $3.00, $3.50, and $4.00 strikes, suggesting speculators are positioning for a significant re-rating of the stock to critical mineral valuations, despite the current depressed price environment.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 0.043 | 1.493055 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7 |
| Address1 | 12,115 Visionary Way |
| Address2 | Suite 174 |
| All Time High | 14.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.05 |
| Ask | 1.45 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,137,430 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,986,317 |
| Average Volume | 1,986,317 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,137,430 |
| Beta | 1.167 |
| Bid | 1.07 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 0.886 |
| City | Fishers |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.14 |
| Current Ratio | 2.193 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.2459 |
| Day Low | 1.115 |
| Debt To Equity | 21.725 |
| Display Name | American Resources |
| Dividend Date | 1,787,616,000 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,731,619,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,731,619,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,206,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,206,400 |
| Ebitda | -10,465,336 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.539 |
| Enterprise Value | 68,432,088 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.44 |
| Eps Forward | 0.84 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,786,665,600 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 606 393 0190 |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.1793 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.0393001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.4768963 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -70.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.8000002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7692308 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.115 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.024999976 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.022421503 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.115 - 4.94 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,498,829,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 86,125,780 |
| Forward Eps | 0.84 |
| Forward P E | 1.3571429 |
| Free Cashflow | -72,497,600 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 7 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 1.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -321,490 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.19243999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.26643 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 106,971,272 |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Industry Disp | Waste Management |
| Industry Key | waste-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,786,665,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.043 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | American Resources Corporation engages in the production of rare earth and critical mineral concentrates for the infrastructure and electrification markets. It operates through Electrified Materials and Corporate segments. The Electrified Materials segment aggregates and processes used metals for recycling into new steel-based products for the recovery and sale of recovered metal and steels. American Resources Corporation is headquartered in Fishers, Indiana. |
| Long Name | American Resources Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 121,947,248 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_228580381 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -17,807,970 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 201,640,847 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 1.22 |
| Operating Cashflow | -17,782,676 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 317 855 9926 |
| Post Market Change | 0.060000062 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 5.2631636 |
| Post Market Price | 1.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,194,806 |
| Previous Close | 1.2 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -2.590909 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.2866818 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.15 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0600001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.2459 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.115 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.115 - 1.2459 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.22 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.2 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,641,500 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02938 |
| Return On Equity | -2.90655 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 106,971,272 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1543 |
| Shares Short | 16,508,293 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,530,924 |
| Short Name | American Resources Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.15720001 |
| Short Ratio | 10.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | AREC |
| Target High Price | 7.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 72,172,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.675 |
| Total Debt | 20,245,094 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.2 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.460725 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3207251 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.53672194 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,641,500 |
| Website | https://www.americanresourcescorp.com |
| Zip | 46,038 |