ARLP Stock Gets Stronger EPS Forecast from Noble Financial

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial boosted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 9th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the energy company will earn $0.98 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alliance Resource Partners has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ARLP opened at $24.90 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $25.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market cap of $3.20 billion, a PE ratio of 12.15 and a beta of 0.34. Alliance Resource Partners has a 1 year low of $23.00 and a 1 year high of $29.45.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The energy company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $551.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $554.30 million. Alliance Resource Partners had a net margin of 12.25% and a return on equity of 17.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliance Resource Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the second quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 734.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,302 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 2,026 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alliance Resource Partners news, Director Ronna McDaniel purchased 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $26.11 per share, with a total value of $78,330.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 3,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,330. This trade represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 7th. Alliance Resource Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 117.07%.

About Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) is a diversified natural resource company engaged primarily in the production and marketing of coal and the development of oil and gas mineral interests. The company produces thermal coal for use by electric utilities and industrial customers, with operations focused mainly in the Illinois Basin and Appalachia.

Alliance Resource Partners owns and operates coal mining complexes and related infrastructure, including underground and surface mines, preparation plants, and transportation facilities.