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Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$114.35 +1.84 (+1.64%)
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About Natural Resource Partners Stock (NYSE:NRP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$111.94
$113.27
50-Day Range
$96.24
$112.48
52-Week Range
$95.51
$128.60
Volume
8,782 shs
Average Volume
44,298 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.52 billion
P/E Ratio
14.55
Dividend Yield
2.62%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE: NRP) is a master limited partnership that acquires and manages royalty and other mineral interests in coal and other natural resources across North America and Australia. The partnership was formed in 2010 as a spin-out from a major U.S. coal producer and is headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia. Its core business model centers on owning gross proceeds interests, gross royalty proceeds interests and fee minerals, which provide the right to receive a portion of revenues from mining and mineral production without operating the mines directly.

NRP’s U.S. portfolio spans the central Appalachian Basin, northern West Virginia, southwest Virginia, Colorado’s North Fork Valley, and northwest New Mexico and Arizona. These assets encompass both thermal and metallurgical coal deposits as well as fee mineral estates that cover precious and base metals. In Australia, the partnership holds an equity interest in a thermal coal development project in Queensland. By structuring its holdings around royalties and flow-through interests, NRP can benefit from multiple revenue streams tied to commodity prices and production levels while avoiding the capital expenditures and operating risks associated with direct mining operations.

Throughout its history, Natural Resource Partners has focused on growing its royalty footprint through strategic acquisitions of mineral interests sold by private and public mining companies. The board and management team leverage decades of experience in mineral leasing, asset evaluation and capital markets to identify and secure high-quality interests. This approach aims to deliver stable cash flows over the long term, making NRP an option for investors seeking exposure to coal and mineral royalties without direct operational involvement in resource extraction.

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Natural Resource Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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39th Percentile Overall Score

NRP MarketRank™: 

Natural Resource Partners scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Natural Resource Partners has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Natural Resource Partners has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Natural Resource Partners' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Natural Resource Partners has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Natural Resource Partners' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.46% of the float of Natural Resource Partners has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Natural Resource Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Natural Resource Partners has recently decreased by 3.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Natural Resource Partners pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Natural Resource Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 38.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Natural Resource Partners' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Natural Resource Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Natural Resource Partners this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for NRP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Natural Resource Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Natural Resource Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $243,958.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    35.30% of the stock of Natural Resource Partners is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    31.77% of the stock of Natural Resource Partners is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Natural Resource Partners' insider trading history.
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NRP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Natural Resource Partners' stock was trading at $105.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NRP stock has increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $112.48.

Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE:NRP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The energy company reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by $1.55. The energy company had revenue of $52.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $37.70 million. Natural Resource Partners had a net margin of 57.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.65%.
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Top institutional shareholders of Natural Resource Partners include Corient Private Wealth LP (4.47%) and Cygnus Capital Advisors LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Kevin J Craig, Gregory F Wooten and Paul B Murphy Jr.
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Shares of NRP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Natural Resource Partners investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Record date for 8/25 Dividend
8/18/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend
8/18/2026
Dividend Payable
8/25/2026
Today
9/03/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Sub-Industry
Coal & Consumable Fuels
Current Symbol
NYSE:NRP
CIK
1171486
Employees
50
Year Founded
2002

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.84
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.36
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$136.37 million
Net Margins
57.13%
Pretax Margin
57.96%
Return on Equity
16.65%
Return on Assets
13.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.02
Current Ratio
2.12
Quick Ratio
2.12

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$207.28 million
Price / Sales
7.20
Cash Flow
$11.25 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.01
Book Value
$49.06 per share
Price / Book
2.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
13,250,000
Free Float
8,573,000
Market Cap
$1.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.18

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This page (NYSE:NRP) was last updated on 9/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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