Noble Financial Issues Positive Forecast for ARLP Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Research analysts at Noble Financial increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Alliance Resource Partners in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 4th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The energy company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.14. Alliance Resource Partners had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 14.18%.The business had revenue of $535.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $556.82 million.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Alliance Resource Partners currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.50.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ARLP opened at $24.54 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.23 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $24.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.36. Alliance Resource Partners has a 52-week low of $22.20 and a 52-week high of $28.39.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 6th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.8%. Alliance Resource Partners’s payout ratio is presently 100.00%.

Institutional Trading of Alliance Resource Partners

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Alliance Resource Partners in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 135.0% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,523 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Alliance Resource Partners in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. 18.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alliance Resource Partners News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alliance Resource Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings showed an EPS beat and healthy margins — ARLP reported $0.75 EPS (above consensus) with solid net margin and ROE, supporting cash flow and distribution coverage; this helps justify valuation and income-focused demand for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha argues the company is positioned for a sustained profitability lift due to disciplined costs and favorable contract dynamics, which could underpin longer-term earnings power and distributions. Alliance Resource: Betting On The Sustained Profitability Hike
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript now available — useful for direct management commentary on volumes, costs, capital allocation and customer contracts; investors should read the transcript for specifics behind the quarter. Q4 2025 earnings call transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Noble Financial issued several small upward revisions to quarterly/FY2028 estimates (e.g., slight raises to Q3/Q4 2026 and FY2028), signaling some analyst confidence in continued profitability and cash generation — a modest tailwind for sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Yahoo Finance flagged a potential mine-closure test and customer-concentration risk — operational or customer disruptions could hit volumes and revenue, increasing downside risk to near-term results. Alliance Resource Partners Faces Mine Closure Test And Customer Concentration Risk
• Negative Sentiment: Noble Financial cut several near- and medium-term EPS forecasts (FY2026, FY2027 and FY2029 were trimmed modestly; Q2 2026 estimate lowered), which may pressure sentiment by lowering forward expectations despite the quarterly beat.

About Alliance Resource Partners

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.