B. Riley Cuts Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Price Target to $86.00

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) had its price objective lowered by B. Riley from $90.00 to $86.00 in a research note released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.72 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $74.00.

Warrior Met Coal Price Performance

Shares of HCC stock opened at $48.13 on Tuesday. Warrior Met Coal has a 12 month low of $47.44 and a 12 month high of $75.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $53.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.42. The company has a quick ratio of 3.99, a current ratio of 5.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market cap of $2.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.05 and a beta of 1.07.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $297.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $331.70 million. Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 16.43%. Research analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal will post 5.14 EPS for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.68%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 48.5% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in Warrior Met Coal by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 304.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 1,040 shares in the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Warrior Met Coal Company Profile

Warrior Met Coal, Inc produces and exports non-thermal metallurgical coal for the steel industry. It operates two underground mines located in Alabama. The company sells its metallurgical coal to a customer base of blast furnace steel producers located primarily in Europe, South America, and Asia. It also sells natural gas, which is extracted as a byproduct from coal production.