Alliance Resource Partners Retains Buy Rating With Strong Dividend Despite Mixed Results

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) is one of the 12 Best MLP Dividend Stocks to Buy According to Analysts.

Analysts reaffirm their Buy rating on the stock, following moderately positive Q1 2025 results.

Headquartered in Oklahoma, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) is a diversified natural resource company with a special focus on bituminous coal production for electric utilities and industrial users. The company operates seven underground mining complexes across the Illinois Basin and Appalachia and earns royalties from oil and gas mineral interests. It also provides technological solutions such as communication systems and proximity detection for mining operations.

On April 28, 2025, the company released its Q1 2025 results, which highlighted some key positive points, including a total revenue of $540.5 million that met the company’s expectations and a commitment for an additional 17.7 million tons of coal over the 2025 to 2028 period. However, these results were also accompanied by a few setbacks, such as the fall in revenue compared to the same quarter the previous year, due to reduced coal sales volumes and prices.

Even so, the company finds its Buy rating reiterated by Noble Financial on April 30, 2025, with a price target of $31, signifying confidence in the company’s future progress.

Offering a dividend yield of 10.71% with a consensus Buy rating from 3 analysts, as per CNN, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) stands as an attractive investment for those seeking MLP dividend stocks.

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