Contrasting Aker BP ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRBF) & Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Aker BP ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRBF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and Aker BP ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	12.25%	17.70%	11.12%
Aker BP ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Alliance Resource Partners and Aker BP ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0	2	2	0	2.50
Aker BP ASA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alliance Resource Partners presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.87%. Given Alliance Resource Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alliance Resource Partners is more favorable than Aker BP ASA.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and Aker BP ASA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.19 billion	1.50	$311.16 million	$2.05	12.52
Aker BP ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Aker BP ASA.

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Aker BP ASA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alliance Resource Partners

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a diversified natural resource company, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Illinois Basin Coal Operations, Appalachia Coal Operations, Oil & Gas Royalties, and Coal Royalties. It produces a range of thermal and metallurgical coal with sulfur and heat contents. The company operates seven underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, it owns and leases oil and gas mineral interests and equity interests; and leases its coal mineral reserves and resources to its mining complexes; and leases land and operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Further, the company offers various mining technology products and services, including data network, communication and tracking systems, mining proximity detection systems, industrial collision avoidance systems, and data and analytics software. It also exports its products. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Aker BP ASA

Aker BP ASA explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It operates Alvheim, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Valhall, Skarv and Ula fields. The company was formerly known as Det norske oljeselskap ASA and changed its name to Aker BP ASA in October 2016. Aker BP ASA was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.