Sidoti Issues Optimistic Estimate for ARLP Earnings

Key Points

• Sidoti raised its Q4 2026 EPS estimate for Alliance Resource Partners to $0.80, up from $0.73, and forecasts full-year EPS of $2.98 in 2027 and $3.14 in 2028.
• ARLP’s latest quarter slightly missed expectations, reporting $0.65 EPS versus the $0.66 consensus and revenue of $551.56 million versus $554.30 million expected. Analysts nevertheless give the stock an overall “Moderate Buy” rating.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, or $2.40 annualized, representing an approximately 8.9% yield; shares recently opened at $26.93.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Sidoti increased their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note issued on Thursday, October 29th. Sidoti analyst M. Mathison now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners' current full-year earnings is $3.00 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners' Q2 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The energy company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01). Alliance Resource Partners had a return on equity of 20.47% and a net margin of 14.09%. The company had revenue of $551.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $554.30 million.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on ARLP. Zacks Research cut shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Alliance Resource Partners currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Performance

Shares of ARLP opened at $26.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 0.34. The company's fifty day moving average is $25.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.61. Alliance Resource Partners has a 1 year low of $23.01 and a 1 year high of $29.45.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 6th. Alliance Resource Partners's dividend payout ratio is currently 100.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Energy Income Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 145.9% in the first quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC now owns 737,328 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $20,387,000 after purchasing an additional 437,486 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC purchased a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the first quarter worth about $6,830,000. Pinnacle Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Alliance Resource Partners during the second quarter worth about $3,074,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Alliance Resource Partners by 74.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 269,655 shares of the energy company's stock worth $7,456,000 after buying an additional 114,880 shares during the period. Finally, Dayah Capital LLC acquired a new position in Alliance Resource Partners during the first quarter worth about $1,825,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.11% of the company's stock.

About Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. NASDAQ: ARLP is a diversified natural resource company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company's primary business is the production and marketing of coal, which it supplies to electric utilities and industrial customers in the United States.

Alliance Resource Partners operates coal mines in the Illinois Basin and Appalachia, producing primarily thermal coal used for electricity generation. Its operations include underground and surface mining, coal processing, transportation and marketing activities.

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