Noble Financial Has Strong Forecast for ARLP FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Noble Financial raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Alliance Resource Partners to $2.50 from $2.20, ahead of the current consensus of $2.34 per share.
• The partnership announced a quarterly dividend of $0.60 (annualized $2.40), representing a 9.1% yield and a payout ratio of 126.32%.
• In the most recent quarter ARLP reported $0.75 EPS (vs. $0.61 expected) while revenue of $535.5M missed estimates, and the stock trades at a P/E of 13.84 with a 52-week range of $22.20–$29.45.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Noble Financial upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Alliance Resource Partners in a report issued on Tuesday, April 28th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.50 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners' current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share.

ARLP has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Zacks Research raised shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $30.00.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Performance

Shares of Alliance Resource Partners stock opened at $26.30 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The firm has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.84 and a beta of 0.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.19. Alliance Resource Partners has a fifty-two week low of $22.20 and a fifty-two week high of $29.45.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The energy company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $535.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $556.82 million. Alliance Resource Partners had a net margin of 11.35% and a return on equity of 16.75%.

Institutional Trading of Alliance Resource Partners

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Alliance Resource Partners by 135.0% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,523 shares of the energy company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 18.11% of the company's stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. Alliance Resource Partners's payout ratio is currently 126.32%.

About Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. NASDAQ: ARLP is a Tulsa, Oklahoma–based master limited partnership engaged in the production, marketing and transportation of bituminous coal. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops, owns and operates surface and underground coal mines, providing fuel primarily for electric power generation and various industrial applications. Alliance's integrated business model covers the extraction of raw coal, processing at preparation plants and delivery to domestic and export customers.

The partnership operates multiple mining complexes across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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