Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Competitors $103.53 +0.13 (+0.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.38 -0.14 (-0.14%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NRP vs. ARLP, BTU, AMR, METC, METCB, AREC, CNR, HCC, SXC, and NCShould you be buying Natural Resource Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Resource Partners include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Ramaco Resources (METC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), SunCoke Energy (SXC), and NACCO Industries (NC). Natural Resource Partners vs. Its Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Peabody Energy Alpha Metallurgical Resources Ramaco Resources Ramaco Resources American Resources Core Natural Resources Warrior Met Coal SunCoke Energy NACCO Industries Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) and Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Is NRP or ARLP a better dividend stock? Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Natural Resource Partners pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, NRP or ARLP? Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NRP or ARLP? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatural Resource Partners$268.01M5.01$183.64M$10.649.73Alliance Resource Partners$2.45B1.34$360.86M$1.8114.07 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NRP or ARLP? 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor NRP or ARLP? In the previous week, Natural Resource Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Natural Resource Partners and 4 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Natural Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Alliance Resource Partners' score of 0.64 indicating that Natural Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natural Resource Partners 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliance Resource Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NRP or ARLP more profitable? Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 65.19% compared to Alliance Resource Partners' net margin of 10.30%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 27.76% beat Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Resource Partners65.19% 27.76% 19.93% Alliance Resource Partners 10.30%14.27%9.04% Do analysts recommend NRP or ARLP? Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. 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 Natural Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Alliance Resource Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryNatural Resource Partners beats Alliance Resource Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Natural Resource Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NRP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NRP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NRP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Resource PartnersCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.34B$2.50B$7.77B$21.05BDividend Yield2.90%3.56%10.96%3.56%P/E Ratio9.7313.8974.3428.03Price / Sales5.011.2624,036.8557.07Price / Cash8.084.9235.9023.95Price / Book2.271.664.125.26Net Income$183.64M$933.25M$4.25B$994.11M7 Day Performance-0.86%5.15%0.26%2.10%1 Month Performance5.14%10.46%0.10%0.99%1 Year Performance16.27%21.45%9.16%15.24% Natural Resource Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NRPNatural Resource Partners1.2955 of 5 stars$103.53+0.1%N/A+14.2%$1.34B$268.01M9.7350Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementARLPAlliance Resource Partners3.897 of 5 stars$24.64-2.6%$29.00+17.7%+8.6%$3.25B$2.45B13.613,653BTUPeabody Energy4.164 of 5 stars$17.61+1.9%$21.60+22.7%-19.5%$2.10B$4.24B17.095,600AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources1.7905 of 5 stars$156.26+4.2%$160.50+2.7%-34.8%$1.96B$2.96B-54.834,040News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMETCRamaco Resources3.3442 of 5 stars$23.49+4.2%$21.67-7.8%+99.3%$1.25B$666.29M-52.20725Insider TradeMETCBRamaco Resources1.221 of 5 stars$14.75+6.6%N/A+44.1%$764.39M$666.29M-32.06725Short Interest ↓Gap DownTrading HaltedARECAmerican Resources2.8095 of 5 stars$1.63+1.2%$4.00+145.4%+275.2%$129.63M$380K-3.3310Upcoming EarningsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCNRCore Natural Resources3.9719 of 5 stars$75.23-1.2%$105.80+40.6%-41.9%$3.92B$2.24B34.512,076Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHCCWarrior Met Coal2.966 of 5 stars$60.31-0.7%$61.00+1.1%+2.9%$3.19B$1.53B78.321,336Analyst RevisionSXCSunCoke Energy4.4128 of 5 stars$7.81+4.3%$13.00+66.4%-8.4%$634.15M$1.94B9.091,168High Trading VolumeNCNACCO Industries3.5018 of 5 stars$36.44-1.9%N/A+35.7%$276.40M$237.71M8.551,700News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARLP Competitors BTU Competitors AMR Competitors METC Competitors METCB Competitors AREC Competitors CNR Competitors HCC Competitors SXC Competitors NC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NRP) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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