Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Natural Resource Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns, manages, and leases a portfolio of mineral properties in the United States. It operates in two segments, Mineral Rights and Soda Ash. The company owns interests in coal, soda ash, trona, and other natural resources. Its coal reserves are primarily located in the Appalachia Basin, the Illinois Basin, and the Northern Powder River Basin in the United States; industrial minerals and aggregates properties located in the United States; and oil and gas properties located in Louisiana. The company leases a portion of its reserves in exchange for royalty payments; and owns and leases transportation and processing infrastructure related to coal properties. NRP (GP) LP serves as the general partner of the company. Natural Resource Partners L.P. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $103.82 to $106.79
• 50-Day Range: $93.87 to $111.00
• 52-Week Range: $81.74 to $113.04
• Volume: 105,532 shs
• Average Volume: 27,994 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.39
• Dividend Yield: 2.88%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Natural Resource Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Natural Resource Partners scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 201st out of 270 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Natural Resource Partners.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 8.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 8.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 12.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Natural Resource Partners has a P/B Ratio of 2.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of Natural Resource Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Natural Resource Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Natural Resource Partners has recently decreased by 3.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Natural Resource Partners pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Natural Resource Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Natural Resource Partners is 24.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of Natural Resource Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Natural Resource Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Natural Resource Partners has recently decreased by 3.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Natural Resource Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Natural Resource Partners this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for NRP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Natural Resource Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

35.30% of the stock of Natural Resource Partners is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 31.77% of the stock of Natural Resource Partners is held by institutions.

NRP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NRP shares performed this year?

Natural Resource Partners' stock was trading at $92.56 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, NRP shares have increased by 12.7% and is now trading at $104.33.
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How were Natural Resource Partners' earnings last quarter?

Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 7th. The energy company reported $4.31 earnings per share for the quarter. The energy company had revenue of $93.16 million for the quarter. Natural Resource Partners had a net margin of 68.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.69%.

Who are Natural Resource Partners' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Natural Resource Partners include Citigroup Inc. (3.14%), Goldentree Asset Management LP (0.93%), ING Groep NV (0.50%) and International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.43%).
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How do I buy shares of Natural Resource Partners?

Shares of NRP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Natural Resource Partners own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Natural Resource Partners investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), General Electric (GE), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend: 11/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/26/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Bituminous coal & lignite - surface mining
• Sub-Industry: Coal
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NRP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1171486
• Web: www.nrplp.com
• Phone: (713) 751-7507
• Fax: 713-751-7517
• Employees: 50
• Year Founded: 2002

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $12.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $278.43 million
• Net Margins: 68.22%
• Pretax Margin: 69.68%
• Return on Equity: 39.69%
• Return on Assets: 25.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 2.33
• Quick Ratio: 2.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $256.67 million
• Price / Sales: 5.27
• Cash Flow: $16.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.17
• Book Value: $42.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,960,000
• Free Float: 8,385,000
• Market Cap: $1.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56