Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ARLP Q4 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Research analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 29th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.56 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The energy company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.16). Alliance Resource Partners had a return on equity of 27.54% and a net margin of 21.04%. The company had revenue of $613.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $646.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.18 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Alliance Resource Partners from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Performance

Shares of ARLP opened at $26.17 on Thursday. Alliance Resource Partners has a 1 year low of $18.32 and a 1 year high of $26.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.43 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.80 and a current ratio of 2.53. The company’s fifty day moving average is $24.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.92.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.70%. Alliance Resource Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 79.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARLP. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Alliance Resource Partners by 36.5% in the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 53,357 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 14,255 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its position in Alliance Resource Partners by 18.4% during the first quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 20,102 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 3,131 shares during the last quarter. Magnolia Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 7.1% in the first quarter. Magnolia Group LLC now owns 3,443,871 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $69,050,000 after purchasing an additional 229,700 shares in the last quarter. American Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 2.0% in the first quarter. American Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,500 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $511,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. increased its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp. now owns 12,677 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $254,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 18.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alliance Resource Partners Company Profile

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a diversified natural resource company, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Illinois Basin Coal Operations, Appalachia Coal Operations, Oil & Gas Royalties, and Coal Royalties.