Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors $103.92 +0.21 (+0.20%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.92 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/4/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, CNR, HCC, SXC, and NCShould 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), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), SunCoke Energy (SXC), and NACCO Industries (NC). Natural Resource Partners vs. Its Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Peabody Energy Alpha Metallurgical Resources Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources American Resources Core Natural Resources Warrior Met Coal SunCoke Energy NACCO Industries Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) and Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, NRP or ARLP? Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NRP or ARLP a better dividend stock? Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Natural Resource Partners pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do analysts prefer NRP or ARLP? Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.42%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Natural Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Alliance Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is NRP or ARLP 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 Natural Resource Partners65.19% 27.76% 19.93% Alliance Resource Partners 10.30%14.27%9.04% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NRP or ARLP? 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer NRP or ARLP? In the previous week, Natural Resource Partners and Natural Resource Partners both had 1 articles in the media. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Natural Resource Partners' score of 1.53 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natural 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 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, NRP or ARLP? 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 RatioNatural Resource Partners$268.01M5.03$183.64M$10.649.77Alliance Resource Partners$2.45B1.19$360.86M$1.8112.57 SummaryAlliance Resource Partners beats Natural Resource Partners on 9 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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 PartnersCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.34B$2.61B$7.70B$21.26BDividend Yield2.89%3.75%10.79%3.52%P/E Ratio9.7713.1639.6329.40Price / Sales5.031.26563.5849.02Price / Cash8.114.6736.0024.13Price / Book2.441.473.864.54Net Income$183.64M$933.25M$4.28B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.28%-1.88%-0.42%0.06%1 Month Performance1.17%0.69%2.79%5.21%1 Year Performance21.11%23.80%14.96%15.23% Natural Resource Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NRPNatural Resource Partners1.4648 of 5 stars$103.93+0.2%N/A+19.3%$1.34B$268.01M9.7750Positive NewsARLPAlliance Resource Partners4.2463 of 5 stars$22.86-2.6%$29.00+26.9%-1.1%$3.01B$2.29B12.633,653Positive NewsBTUPeabody Energy4.7333 of 5 stars$16.80+1.8%$21.90+30.4%-21.2%$2.01B$4.24B16.315,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.4054 of 5 stars$144.69+2.3%$160.50+10.9%-36.5%$1.85B$2.96B-50.774,040Positive NewsShort Interest ↓METCRamaco Resources2.9905 of 5 stars$24.50+4.1%$21.67-11.6%+130.2%$1.30B$666.29M-54.44725News CoveragePositive NewsMETCBRamaco Resources0.7443 of 5 stars$15.81-2.0%N/A+49.8%$891.41M$625.92M-34.37725News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑ARECAmerican Resources2.6745 of 5 stars$2.16+21.3%$4.00+85.2%+281.6%$150.60M$380K-4.4110High Trading VolumeCNRCore Natural Resources4.069 of 5 stars$72.99+0.9%$105.80+45.0%-44.8%$3.72B$2.24B33.482,076News CoveragePositive NewsHCCWarrior Met Coal4.0045 of 5 stars$60.21+1.5%$63.50+5.5%-0.7%$3.12B$1.53B78.191,336Positive NewsSXCSunCoke Energy4.5793 of 5 stars$7.46-1.5%$13.00+74.3%-9.6%$640.92M$1.94B8.671,168Positive NewsNCNACCO Industries3.4481 of 5 stars$37.89-1.3%N/A+46.1%$286.07M$237.71M8.891,700Ex-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARLP Competitors BTU Competitors AMR Competitors METC Competitors METCB Competitors AREC Competitors CNR Competitors HCC Competitors SXC Competitors NC 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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