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 shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now forecasts that the energy company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

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

Alliance Resource Partners Price Performance

Alliance Resource Partners stock traded down $0.22 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.97. 137,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 418,914. The company’s fifty day moving average is $26.58 and its 200-day moving average is $25.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 11.65 and a beta of 0.31. Alliance Resource Partners has a 52 week low of $22.20 and a 52 week high of $29.45.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The energy company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliance Resource Partners

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 135.0% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,523 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

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