B. Riley Estimates Warrior Met Coal's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:HCC)

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report released on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.56. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $76.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warrior Met Coal's current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.91 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $299.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $296.39 million. Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 16.43% and a return on equity of 12.56%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 40.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.63 EPS.

HCC has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Down 4.9 %

Shares of HCC opened at $45.49 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 9.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company's fifty day moving average is $47.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.34. Warrior Met Coal has a fifty-two week low of $38.00 and a fifty-two week high of $75.53. The company has a quick ratio of 3.99, a current ratio of 5.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.68%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. River Road Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 888,388 shares of the company's stock worth $48,186,000 after buying an additional 18,031 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 671,427 shares of the company's stock worth $42,904,000 after buying an additional 83,331 shares during the period. Hosking Partners LLP increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Hosking Partners LLP now owns 524,833 shares of the company's stock worth $28,467,000 after buying an additional 45,868 shares during the period. Forest Avenue Capital Management LP increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. Forest Avenue Capital Management LP now owns 545,189 shares of the company's stock worth $29,571,000 after buying an additional 133,642 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Warrior Met Coal during the 4th quarter worth $1,300,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.28% of the company's stock.

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.

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