Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Price Target Raised to $90.00 at B. Riley

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) had its price objective raised by B. Riley from $89.00 to $90.00 in a research report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.44 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Warrior Met Coal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.75.

Warrior Met Coal Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of Warrior Met Coal stock traded up $1.33 on Thursday, hitting $64.46. 175,475 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 759,943. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 6.37 and a quick ratio of 5.37. Warrior Met Coal has a one year low of $44.76 and a one year high of $75.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $59.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.64.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.40. Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 23.77% and a return on equity of 19.29%. The company had revenue of $327.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $322.21 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal will post 5.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 5th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 5th. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio is 4.42%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Strategies Group Inc. lifted its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 44.9% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Strategies Group Inc. now owns 11,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,000 after acquiring an additional 3,501 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 3.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 298,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,062,000 after purchasing an additional 10,787 shares in the last quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 76,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,856,000 after buying an additional 38,000 shares during the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Warrior Met Coal by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 870,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,616,000 after buying an additional 162,387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 124,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,313,000 after buying an additional 4,574 shares during the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Warrior Met Coal

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.