Noble Financial Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for ARLP

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) – Noble Financial decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alliance Resource Partners in a report released on Wednesday, February 4th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.67. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.78 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.10 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $3.25 EPS.

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) last released 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.

ARLP has been the subject of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research report on Monday, December 29th. 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. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alliance Resource Partners in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Alliance Resource Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.50.

Alliance Resource Partners Price Performance

NASDAQ ARLP opened at $24.54 on Thursday. 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 market cap of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.23 and a beta of 0.34. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.36. Alliance Resource Partners has a 52-week low of $22.20 and a 52-week high of $28.39.

Institutional Trading of Alliance Resource Partners

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ARLP. Progeny 3 Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 3,274,381 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $82,793,000 after acquiring an additional 211,400 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Alliance Resource Partners by 0.8% during the third quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,117,392 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $53,538,000 after purchasing an additional 17,603 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 3.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 657,191 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $16,617,000 after purchasing an additional 21,116 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 4.8% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 518,451 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $13,552,000 after purchasing an additional 23,579 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Alliance Resource Partners by 0.8% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 429,068 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $10,849,000 after purchasing an additional 3,481 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 18.11% of the company’s stock.

Alliance Resource Partners Announces Dividend

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

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.

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.