Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) Shares Sold by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC cut its position in Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 11.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 89,230 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,072 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.17% of Warrior Met Coal worth $4,840,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dalal Street LLC boosted its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 144.1% during the 4th quarter. Dalal Street LLC now owns 1,704,670 shares of the company's stock worth $92,461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006,263 shares during the last quarter. Hartree Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the fourth quarter worth about $8,760,000. Mercuria Capital Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Warrior Met Coal during the fourth quarter worth about $8,354,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,378,645 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,778,000 after acquiring an additional 126,911 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Warrior Met Coal by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,748,274 shares of the company's stock valued at $94,826,000 after acquiring an additional 115,675 shares during the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Warrior Met Coal Trading Up 4.3 %

Shares of NYSE HCC traded up $1.95 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $47.36. 167,985 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 786,518. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 3.99 and a current ratio of 5.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.34. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.00 and a twelve month high of $75.53.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.11). Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 16.43%. The business had revenue of $299.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $296.39 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.63 EPS. Warrior Met Coal's revenue was down 40.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on HCC shares. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th. B. Riley lowered their price objective on Warrior Met Coal from $86.00 to $76.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut 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.

Warrior Met Coal 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.