Owns and manages a diverse portfolio of mineral properties in the United States. Leases mineral properties to operators in exchange for royalty payments. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 11× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 73% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 66% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 55 buys and 8 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $3.12 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 1% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 35/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 38/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, NRP sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NRP is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.