November 8, 2018 - Westmoreland Resource Partners and Alliance Holdings GP are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

0.4% of Westmoreland Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of Alliance Holdings GP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Westmoreland Resource Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Westmoreland Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Alliance Holdings GP pays an annual dividend of $2.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%.

Profitability

This table compares Westmoreland Resource Partners and Alliance Holdings GP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Westmoreland Resource Partners and Alliance Holdings GP, as provided by MarketBeat.

Alliance Holdings GP has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.80%. Given Alliance Holdings GP’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alliance Holdings GP is more favorable than Westmoreland Resource Partners.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Westmoreland Resource Partners and Alliance Holdings GP’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Summary

Alliance Holdings GP beats Westmoreland Resource Partners on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

Westmoreland Resource Partners Company Profile

Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, produces and markets thermal coal in the United States. The company also produces surface mined coal. It operates 1 surface mine in Wyoming; and 4 active mining complexes in Ohio comprising 13 surface mines. The company markets its coal to electric utilities with coal-fired power plants under coal sales contracts; and electric cooperatives, municipalities, and industrial customers in Wyoming, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Oxford Resource Partners, LP and changed its name to Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP in January 2015. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP is a subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal Company.

Alliance Holdings GP Company Profile

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. It operates through Illinois Basin and Appalachia segments. The company operates eight underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. It also leases land and operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana; and purchases and resells coal. In addition, the company offers various industrial and mining technology products and services; and miner and equipment tracking systems, and proximity detection systems. At December 31, 2017, it had approximately 1.76 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Alliance GP, LLC serves as the general partner of the company. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.