Noble Financial Has Pessimistic Outlook of ARLP Q1 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Analysts at Noble Financial dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Alliance Resource Partners in a report released on Thursday, April 2nd. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The energy company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $535.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $556.82 million. Alliance Resource Partners had a net margin of 14.18% and a return on equity of 18.41%.

Several other analysts have also commented on ARLP. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.50.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Performance

ARLP stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $27.97. The company had a trading volume of 137,523 shares, compared to its average volume of 418,914. The firm has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 11.65 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 2.10. Alliance Resource Partners has a 12 month low of $22.20 and a 12 month high of $29.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $26.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.06.

Institutional Trading of Alliance Resource Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 95.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,363,174 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $78,127,000 after purchasing an additional 1,641,741 shares during the period. Progeny 3 Inc. raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 3,282,671 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $76,256,000 after purchasing an additional 8,290 shares during the period. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 0.8% in the third quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,117,392 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $53,538,000 after purchasing an additional 17,603 shares during the period. ING Groep NV raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 76.7% in the fourth quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 668,000 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $15,518,000 after purchasing an additional 289,900 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 3.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 657,191 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $16,617,000 after purchasing an additional 21,116 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.6%. Alliance Resource Partners’s payout ratio is 100.00%.

Alliance Resource Partners Company Profile

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) is a Tulsa, Oklahoma–based master limited partnership engaged in the production, marketing and transportation of bituminous coal. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops, owns and operates surface and underground coal mines, providing fuel primarily for electric power generation and various industrial applications. Alliance’s integrated business model covers the extraction of raw coal, processing at preparation plants and delivery to domestic and export customers.

The partnership operates multiple mining complexes across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.