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High Ground Investment Management LLP Increases Stock Holdings in Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC)

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Key Points

  • High Ground Investment Management LLP has increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 55%, owning a total of 266,781 shares, now representing 3.0% of its investment portfolio.
  • Warrior Met Coal recently reported a net loss of $0.16 EPS, missing analysts' estimates, while revenue fell 40.4% year-over-year to $299.94 million.
  • Institutional investors own approximately 92.28% of Warrior Met Coal's stock, reflecting strong interest from hedge funds and investment firms.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in September.

High Ground Investment Management LLP raised its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 55.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 266,781 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 94,668 shares during the quarter. Warrior Met Coal makes up 3.0% of High Ground Investment Management LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. High Ground Investment Management LLP owned about 0.51% of Warrior Met Coal worth $12,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Warrior Met Coal by 272.1% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,994,301 shares of the company's stock worth $108,171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458,279 shares during the period. Dalal Street LLC grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,006,263 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 1,918.4% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 680,515 shares of the company's stock worth $32,474,000 after buying an additional 646,799 shares during the period. Silver Point Capital L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal during the 4th quarter worth about $34,985,000. Finally, Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 224.2% during the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 670,380 shares of the company's stock worth $36,361,000 after buying an additional 463,577 shares during the period. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on HCC shares. UBS Group decreased their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $68.00 to $50.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley lowered their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $76.00 to $74.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd.

View Our Latest Research Report on Warrior Met Coal

Warrior Met Coal Stock Up 0.5%

HCC stock traded up $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $51.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 716,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 992,160. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 5.14 and a quick ratio of 4.00. Warrior Met Coal has a twelve month low of $38.00 and a twelve month high of $75.15. The company's fifty day moving average price is $48.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.75 and a beta of 0.67.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 net margin of 7.98% and a return on equity of 5.41%. The business had revenue of $299.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $296.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.63 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 40.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Warrior Met Coal will post 4.86 EPS for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 8th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.92%.

About Warrior Met Coal

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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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