Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors $99.76 +4.55 (+4.78%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$99.78 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 07:05 AM 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. 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 company is poised for long-term growth. 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 3.0%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Natural Resource Partners pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do analysts prefer NRP or ARLP? Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. 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 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 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$268.01M4.82$183.64M$10.419.58Alliance Resource Partners$2.45B1.40$360.86M$2.1212.56 Does the media favor NRP or ARLP? In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Natural Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 3 mentions for Natural Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Natural Resource Partners' score of 1.03 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliance Resource Partners 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is NRP or ARLP more profitable? Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 66.17% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 11.84%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 31.31% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Resource Partners66.17% 31.31% 21.35% Alliance Resource Partners 11.84%15.77%10.00% Which has more risk & volatility, NRP or ARLP? Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlliance Resource Partners beats Natural Resource Partners on 10 of the 18 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 PartnersCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$2.14B$7.53B$20.53BDividend Yield3.15%4.67%10.93%3.77%P/E Ratio9.586.8956.6227.85Price / Sales4.821.0321,282.2537.49Price / Cash7.444.0736.1321.91Price / Book2.351.283.294.55Net Income$183.64M$1.03B$4.20B$984.95M7 Day Performance7.38%6.11%0.81%2.31%1 Month Performance4.12%8.05%4.46%4.85%1 Year Performance2.86%-12.90%103.96%13.81% Natural Resource Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NRPNatural Resource Partners1.6865 of 5 stars$99.76+4.8%N/A+2.3%$1.23B$268.01M9.5850ARLPAlliance Resource Partners3.5129 of 5 stars$26.14+2.3%$29.00+10.9%+5.8%$3.28B$2.45B12.333,653Positive NewsBTUPeabody Energy4.7203 of 5 stars$13.46+6.2%$23.50+74.6%-37.6%$1.54B$4.24B5.025,600News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources2.6858 of 5 stars$112.87+7.6%$181.00+60.4%-63.6%$1.37B$2.96B55.884,040Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMETCRamaco Resources3.2608 of 5 stars$13.14+7.7%$13.67+4.0%-15.1%$667.39M$666.29M-164.25725Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeMETCBRamaco Resources0.6188 of 5 stars$8.18+12.2%N/A-26.8%$398.79M$666.29M-90.88725High Trading VolumeARECAmerican Resources2.351 of 5 stars$0.83+2.3%$4.00+382.9%+17.0%$66.64M$380K-1.6910CNRCore Natural Resources4.2043 of 5 stars$69.68+2.7%$120.80+73.4%-56.3%$3.57B$2.24B14.402,076Positive NewsGap DownHCCWarrior Met Coal4.3284 of 5 stars$46.04+5.5%$63.67+38.3%-30.8%$2.29B$1.53B22.911,336News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSXCSunCoke Energy4.2904 of 5 stars$8.59+5.0%$13.00+51.3%-12.4%$692.45M$1.94B7.881,168High Trading VolumeNCNACCO Industries2.9076 of 5 stars$44.16+1.6%N/A+51.8%$323.58M$237.71M9.541,700High Trading Volume 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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