Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) versus Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) Head-To-Head Contrast

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of -0.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and Kolibri Global Energy”s gross 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	1.44	$311.16 million	$2.05	12.01
Kolibri Global Energy	$57.42 million	4.03	$15.48 million	$0.53	12.17

Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Alliance Resource Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kolibri Global Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Alliance Resource Partners and Kolibri Global Energy’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%
Kolibri Global Energy	26.87%	10.93%	7.72%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Alliance Resource Partners and Kolibri Global Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0	1	2	0	2.67
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Kolibri Global Energy on 9 of the 13 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 Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.