Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 11,901 Shares of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 0.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,838,083 shares of the company's stock after selling 11,901 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 3.51% of Warrior Met Coal worth $99,700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HCC. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Warrior Met Coal in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,179 shares of the company's stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 818.0% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,634 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares in the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on HCC. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, B. Riley reduced their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $86.00 to $76.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of HCC opened at $49.07 on Monday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $47.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.68. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. has a 12 month low of $38.00 and a 12 month high of $75.53. The company has a market capitalization of $2.58 billion, a PE ratio of 10.24 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 5.20, a quick ratio of 3.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $297.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $331.70 million. Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 16.43%. On average, analysts anticipate that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 EPS for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. Warrior Met Coal's dividend payout ratio is currently 6.68%.

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.

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