Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) Stock Position Raised by Hosking Partners LLP

Hosking Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 9.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 524,833 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 45,868 shares during the period. Hosking Partners LLP owned about 1.00% of Warrior Met Coal worth $28,467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HCC. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Warrior Met Coal by 48.5% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 14.2% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,071 shares of the company's stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 2.5% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 67,981 shares of the company's stock worth $4,344,000 after buying an additional 1,641 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 3.8% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 124,359 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,313,000 after buying an additional 4,574 shares in the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Warrior Met Coal Stock Up 1.9 %

NYSE HCC traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $48.78. 1,133,423 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 733,905. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $45.94 and a 1-year high of $75.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.86. The company has a market cap of $2.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 1.10.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $297.47 million for 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 EPS for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Warrior Met Coal's payout ratio is currently 6.68%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HCC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th. B. Riley reduced their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $90.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Warrior Met Coal has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.00.

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.