Noble Financial Has Pessimistic Outlook of ARLP Q1 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Analysts at Noble Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.89. 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.75 EPS.

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

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

Alliance Resource Partners Trading Down 0.6 %

Alliance Resource Partners stock opened at $27.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.95 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $26.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.64. Alliance Resource Partners has a one year low of $18.32 and a one year high of $30.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alliance Resource Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ARLP. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the fourth quarter worth $14,564,000. Disciplined Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Disciplined Investments LLC now owns 59,984 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,577,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $283,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.01%. Alliance Resource Partners’s payout ratio is presently 79.55%.

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.