Singular Research Has Bearish Estimate for ARLP Q1 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Investment analysts at Singular Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Singular Research analyst D. Marsh now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.88. Singular Research currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Singular Research also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The energy company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.38). Alliance Resource Partners had a net margin of 14.74% and a return on equity of 19.09%.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. StockNews.com lowered Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 price objective (up previously from $27.00) on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Alliance Resource Partners Stock Up 0.9 %

Alliance Resource Partners stock opened at $26.57 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Alliance Resource Partners has a 1-year low of $18.32 and a 1-year high of $30.56. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $26.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.87. The company has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.63 and a beta of 1.16.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Alliance Resource Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 101.45%.

Insider Activity at Alliance Resource Partners

In other Alliance Resource Partners news, SVP Timothy J. Whelan sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 157,946 shares in the company, valued at $4,422,488. This represents a 5.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alliance Resource Partners

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ARLP. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Alliance Resource Partners in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Summit Securities Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 350.0% in the fourth quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Alliance Resource Partners by 223.5% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,406 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 2,353 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Alliance Resource Partners during the 4th quarter valued at $105,000. 18.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Alliance Resource Partners

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.