Q3 Earnings Estimate for Warrior Met Coal Issued By B. Riley

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Warrior Met Coal from ($0.21) to ($0.20), maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $74.00.
• The consensus estimate for Warrior Met Coal's full-year earnings is currently $4.86 per share, while its recent report showed a quarterly earnings result of $0.11, exceeding expectations.
• Institutional investors hold 92.28% of Warrior Met Coal's shares, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Warrior Met Coal in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 7th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.20) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.21). B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $74.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.36) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.61) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.35 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on HCC. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Warrior Met Coal from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $55.00 target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Warrior Met Coal from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Warrior Met Coal from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $65.50.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of HCC opened at $64.94 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.34 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.44. Warrior Met Coal has a 1 year low of $38.00 and a 1 year high of $75.15.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by $0.39. The company had revenue of $297.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $285.63 million. Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 3.30% and a return on equity of 2.26%. Warrior Met Coal's revenue for the quarter was down 25.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share.

Warrior Met Coal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Warrior Met Coal by 3.4% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 322,545 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,392,000 after buying an additional 10,608 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal during the first quarter valued at $334,000. Kennondale Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 39.1% during the first quarter. Kennondale Capital Management LLC now owns 38,586 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,841,000 after acquiring an additional 10,839 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 29.8% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 27,009 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,289,000 after acquiring an additional 6,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Skylands Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal during the first quarter valued at $1,312,000. 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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