Alliance Resource Partners

ARLP

Market cap $3.16B

The mean of analysts' price targets for Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) points to a 25.3% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

Alliance Resource Partners remains a Buy as it leverages strong coal cash flows to fund a strategic pivot into oil, gas, and future-facing royalties. Despite a Q1 DCF drop to $77.79M and lower coal prices, ARLP maintains robust distribution coverage and 95% of 2026 coal sales volumes committed and priced. The company's $206M oil and gas royalty acquisition diversifies its portfolio further, positioning it for long-term performance as coal cycles potentially wane and energy demand shifts.

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

PTGX, DHX, COOK, XYZ and ARLP have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on July 9, 2026.

ARLP made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on July 9, 2026.

DHX, ARLP and XYZ made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on July 9, 2026.

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Completes $206 Million Acquisition of Oil & Gas Mineral Interests.

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The "death of coal" narrative may be years ahead of reality; demand is plateauing, not collapsing. Data centers, grid reliability concerns, and energy security are extending coal's relevance. 95% of ARLP's sales volumes for 2026 are already committed, and the partnership is growing its oil & gas royalty business to provide diversification beyond coal.