Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) Shares Sold by Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc.

Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. lessened its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 26.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,080,392 shares of the company's stock after selling 380,600 shares during the period. Warrior Met Coal comprises 1.8% of Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. owned about 2.07% of Warrior Met Coal worth $58,600,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Warrior Met Coal during the 4th quarter worth $43,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 56.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 989 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 31.0% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,179 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 304.1% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 818.0% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,634 shares of the company's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 1,456 shares during the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HCC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Warrior Met Coal from $68.00 to $50.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. B. Riley dropped their price objective on shares of 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, Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Performance

HCC traded down $1.31 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $46.29. The stock had a trading volume of 283,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 785,699. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.67 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 3.99 and a current ratio of 5.20. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.00 and a twelve month high of $75.53. The company's 50-day moving average price is $47.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.95.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.11). The business 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 quarterly revenue was down 40.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.63 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.92%.

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.