NASDAQ:WLB - Westmoreland Coal Stock Price, Price Target & More

Westmoreland Coal trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WLB."

Westmoreland Coal (NASDAQ:WLB) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 2nd. The coal producer reported ($1.37) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $1.11. The coal producer earned $356.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.90 million. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. View Westmoreland Coal's Earnings History.

3 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Westmoreland Coal's shares. Their predictions range from $5.00 to $7.00. On average, they anticipate Westmoreland Coal's share price to reach $6.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3,900.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Westmoreland Coal.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westmoreland Coal in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Westmoreland Coal include Yanzhou Coal Mining (YZCAY), Peabody Energy (BTU), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Alliance Holdings GP (AHGP), Arch Coal (ARCH), Contura Energy (CNTE), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Cloud Peak Energy (CLD), Rhino Resource Partners (RHNO), Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLP) and Puda Coal (PUDA).

Media stories about WLB stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Westmoreland Coal earned a daily sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the coal producer an impact score of 46.21 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Shares of WLB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $0.15.

Westmoreland Coal has a market capitalization of $2.82 million and generates $1.38 billion in revenue each year. The coal producer earns $-71,340,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($3.82) on an earnings per share basis. Westmoreland Coal employs 2,950 workers across the globe.

Westmoreland Coal's mailing address is 9540 South Maroon Circle Suite 300, ENGLEWOOD CO, 80112. The coal producer can be reached via phone at 855-922-6463 or via email at [email protected]