Noble Financial Has Pessimistic Outlook of ARLP Q3 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Alliance Resource Partners in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.19 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.63 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.83 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.95 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $4.11 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The energy company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.38). Alliance Resource Partners had a return on equity of 23.74% and a net margin of 18.52%.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on ARLP. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $29.00 price target (up previously from $27.00) on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note on Tuesday. Singular Research cut Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of ARLP opened at $28.14 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $26.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.63. The firm has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 1.16. Alliance Resource Partners has a fifty-two week low of $18.32 and a fifty-two week high of $30.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Alliance Resource Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Alliance Resource Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 79.55%.

Insider Transactions at Alliance Resource Partners

In other Alliance Resource Partners news, SVP Timothy J. Whelan sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 157,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,422,488. This represents a 5.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Alliance Resource Partners

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARLP. Progeny 3 Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 2,904,181 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $72,605,000 after purchasing an additional 96,780 shares during the period. Atlanta Consulting Group Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Alliance Resource Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,144,000. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 6.2% in the third quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,145,145 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,629,000 after acquiring an additional 66,761 shares during the last quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 15.5% during the third quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 208,793 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,220,000 after acquiring an additional 28,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GraniteShares Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the fourth quarter worth $2,493,000. 18.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alliance Resource Partners Company Profile

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.