Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to ARLP or NRP?

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners and Alliance Resource Partners both had 1 articles in the media. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Natural Resource Partners' score of 0.87 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Natural Resource Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARLP or NRP?

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ARLP or NRP?

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' higher possible upside, research 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Natural Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ARLP or NRP?

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.29B	1.42	$360.86M	$1.81	13.98
Natural Resource Partners	$268.01M	5.20	$183.64M	$10.64	10.11

Is ARLP or NRP more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 65.19% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 10.30%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 27.76% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	10.30%	14.27%	9.04%
Natural Resource Partners	65.19%	27.76%	19.93%

Is ARLP or NRP a better dividend stock?

Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.6% 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 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Natural Resource Partners beats Alliance Resource Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.