Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors $96.02 +0.22 (+0.23%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NRP vs. ARLP, BTU, AMR, METC, METCB, AREC, NC, VIST, CNX, and AROCShould you be buying Natural Resource Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Resource Partners include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Ramaco Resources (METC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), NACCO Industries (NC), Vista Energy (VIST), CNX Resources (CNX), and Archrock (AROC). Natural Resource Partners vs. Its Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Peabody Energy Alpha Metallurgical Resources Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources American Resources NACCO Industries Vista Energy CNX Resources Archrock Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARLP or NRP? Alliance Resource Partners received 27 more outperform votes than Natural Resource Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Alliance Resource Partners an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave Natural Resource Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlliance Resource PartnersOutperform Votes40264.84% Underperform Votes21835.16% Natural Resource PartnersOutperform Votes37563.03% Underperform Votes22036.97% Do analysts prefer ARLP or NRP? Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.01%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Resource Partners is more favorable than Natural Resource Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliance Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Natural Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARLP or NRP? Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Resource Partners. Natural Resource Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliance Resource Partners$2.34B1.42$360.86M$2.1212.21Natural Resource Partners$229.91M5.41$278.43M$10.419.22 Does the media favor ARLP or NRP? In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Natural Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 0 mentions for Natural Resource Partners. Natural Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.48 indicating that Natural Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alliance Resource Partners Neutral Natural Resource Partners Positive Is ARLP or NRP a better dividend stock? Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Natural Resource Partners pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more volatility and risk, ARLP or NRP? Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARLP or NRP? 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARLP or NRP more profitable? Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 68.22% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 14.74%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 39.69% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliance Resource Partners14.74% 19.09% 12.19% Natural Resource Partners 68.22%39.69%25.55% SummaryAlliance Resource Partners beats Natural Resource Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Natural Resource Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NRP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NRP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NRP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Resource PartnersBituminous coal & lignite IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.24B$2.59B$7.71B$19.81BDividend Yield3.09%4.69%11.05%3.83%P/E Ratio7.723.2948.7535.68Price / Sales5.411.3625,571.0246.74Price / Cash5.733.7635.7317.52Price / Book2.281.123.674.84Net Income$278.43M$631.31M$4.33B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.75%0.08%3.73%1.94%1 Month Performance-1.14%-0.67%6.04%3.03%1 Year Performance6.74%-16.50%103.97%9.73% Natural Resource Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NRPNatural Resource Partners1.2873 of 5 stars$96.02+0.2%N/A+7.1%$1.24B$229.91M7.7250ARLPAlliance Resource Partners3.3762 of 5 stars$25.88-0.6%$29.00+12.1%+7.9%$3.32B$2.34B9.383,370BTUPeabody Energy4.4761 of 5 stars$13.03-1.0%$23.50+80.3%-39.5%$1.58B$4.19B4.835,500Positive NewsAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.9072 of 5 stars$110.15-1.7%$181.00+64.3%-62.9%$1.46B$2.63B4.043,730Positive NewsMETCRamaco Resources4.5576 of 5 stars$8.84-2.2%$13.67+54.6%-20.6%$483.58M$628.28M13.60725Positive NewsMETCBRamaco Resources0.9859 of 5 stars$7.27-2.4%N/A-32.9%$397.70M$628.28M-80.78725News CoverageShort Interest ↑ARECAmerican Resources2.3126 of 5 stars$0.74+15.6%$4.00+442.1%-35.7%$52.52M$321.14K-1.8910Earnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNCNACCO Industries1.8184 of 5 stars$36.35+1.4%N/A+14.3%$270.52M$249.99M-15.671,600VISTVista Energy4.463 of 5 stars$49.45-0.2%$65.68+32.8%+20.5%$4.71B$1.77B9.58410Positive NewsOptions VolumeCNXCNX Resources3.682 of 5 stars$32.270.0%$31.58-2.1%+23.2%$4.67B$1.67B-47.46470Positive NewsAROCArchrock2.814 of 5 stars$25.49+2.4%$26.67+4.6%+28.9%$4.51B$1.24B28.011,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARLP Competitors BTU Competitors AMR Competitors METC Competitors METCB Competitors AREC Competitors NC Competitors VIST Competitors CNX Competitors AROC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NRP) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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