Noble Financial Has Negative Outlook for ARLP Q3 Earnings

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Equities research analysts at Noble Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the energy company will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Alliance Resource Partners’ current full-year earnings is $3.19 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Alliance Resource Partners’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.63 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.83 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.95 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $4.11 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The energy company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by ($0.38). Alliance Resource Partners had a net margin of 18.52% and a return on equity of 23.74%.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $29.00 price objective (up from $27.00) on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Singular Research lowered shares of Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd.

Alliance Resource Partners Price Performance

ARLP stock opened at $26.62 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $26.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.65. The firm has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.56 and a beta of 1.16. Alliance Resource Partners has a 1 year low of $18.32 and a 1 year high of $30.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alliance Resource Partners

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ARLP. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 34,283 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $857,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. increased its stake in Alliance Resource Partners by 0.9% during the third quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 46,905 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,173,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,816 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. BCS Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. BCS Wealth Management now owns 19,971 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $525,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 17,203 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $430,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Alliance Resource Partners

In related news, SVP Timothy J. Whelan sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.00, for a total value of $280,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 157,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,422,488. This trade 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. Insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Alliance Resource Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 101.45%.

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.