Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ARLP or NRP?

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.39%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Resource Partners is more favorable than Natural Resource Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Natural Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer ARLP or NRP?

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners and Alliance Resource Partners both had 3 articles in the media. Natural Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.55 indicating that Natural Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Natural Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ARLP or NRP?

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARLP or NRP?

Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Resource Partners. Natural Resource Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.38	$360.86M	$2.12	12.39
Natural Resource Partners	$268.01M	4.72	$183.64M	$10.41	9.37

Is ARLP or NRP a better dividend stock?

Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Natural Resource Partners pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is ARLP or NRP more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 66.17% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 11.84%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 31.31% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	11.84%	15.77%	10.00%
Natural Resource Partners	66.17%	31.31%	21.35%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARLP or NRP?

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Natural Resource Partners beats Alliance Resource Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.