What is B. Riley's Estimate for AMR Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• B. Riley has revised their Q3 earnings estimate for Alpha Metallurgical Resources to a loss of ($0.35) per share, down from a previous estimate of $0.74, while maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $171.00.
• The company's Q2 results showed a loss of ($0.38) EPS, significantly beating the consensus forecast of ($2.38), but revenue fell 31.6% year-over-year to $550.27 million.
• Insider trading activity included Director Kenneth S. Courtis purchasing 55,000 shares at an average price of $142.64, reflecting an 8.78% increase in his position.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE:AMR - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a report issued on Tuesday, October 7th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the energy company will earn ($0.35) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.74. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $171.00 target price 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' Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.64) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($3.97) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $22.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $43.54 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AMR. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $160.50.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMR opened at $169.81 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -59.58 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $149.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.41. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a 1-year low of $97.41 and a 1-year high of $255.04.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kenneth S. Courtis purchased 55,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $142.64 per share, for a total transaction of $7,845,200.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 681,537 shares of the company's stock, valued at $97,214,437.68. This trade represents a 8.78% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Jason E. Whitehead sold 12,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 owned 9,673 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,565,478.32. This represents a 55.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 16.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 306.1% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 199 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources during the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources during the 1st quarter valued at about $64,000. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 1,205.1% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 509 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 26.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 391 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.29% of the company's stock.

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.

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