B. Riley Has Bullish Estimate for AMR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley analysts have raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Alpha Metallurgical Resources to $0.74, significantly up from their previous forecast of ($1.89).
• Alpha Metallurgical Resources reported a revenue decline of 31.6% year-over-year, with quarterly earnings beating expectations by posting ($0.38) EPS against a consensus estimate of ($2.38).
• The company's stock has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion and is currently rated as a "Buy" by B. Riley, with a target price set at $171.00.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE:AMR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($1.89). B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $171.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alpha Metallurgical Resources' current full-year earnings is $14.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Alpha Metallurgical Resources' FY2025 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $25.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $31.21 EPS.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 8th. The energy company reported ($0.38) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($2.38) by $2.00. Alpha Metallurgical Resources had a negative return on equity of 2.28% and a negative net margin of 1.57%.The company had revenue of $550.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $552.15 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.49 earnings per share. Alpha Metallurgical Resources's quarterly revenue was down 31.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Alpha Metallurgical Resources from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $160.50.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Trading Down 2.0%

AMR traded down $2.8070 during trading on Thursday, hitting $138.3130. The company's stock had a trading volume of 403,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 335,573. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a twelve month low of $97.41 and a twelve month high of $255.04. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $122.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.78 and a beta of 0.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alpha Metallurgical Resources news, CFO Joshua Todd Munsey sold 2,135 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.00, for a total value of $335,195.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 4,466 shares of the company's stock, valued at $701,162. This trade represents a 32.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jason E. Whitehead sold 12,004 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.84, for a total transaction of $1,942,727.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 9,673 shares in the company, valued at $1,565,478.32. This trade represents a 55.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 16.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 78,080 shares of the energy company's stock worth $8,782,000 after purchasing an additional 19,094 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 43,790 shares of the energy company's stock worth $4,925,000 after purchasing an additional 1,941 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 11,962 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L lifted its stake in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 30.9% in the 2nd quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L now owns 296,396 shares of the energy company's stock worth $33,339,000 after purchasing an additional 69,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $715,000. 84.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Company Profile

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc, a mining company, produces, processes, and sells met and thermal coal in Virginia and West Virginia. The company offers metallurgical coal products. It operates twenty-two active mines and nine coal preparation and load-out facilities. The company was formerly known as Contura Energy, Inc and changed its name to Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc in February 2021.