Warrior Met Coal (HCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Brookwood, Alabama.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $68.34 to $70.39
• 50-Day Range: $52.43 to $74.78
• 52-Week Range: $50.60 to $75.53
• Volume: 590,820 shs
• Average Volume: 766,871 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.66
• Dividend Yield: 0.46%
• Price Target: $75.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Warrior Met Coal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Warrior Met Coal scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 264 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Warrior Met Coal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Warrior Met Coal has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Warrior Met Coal are expected to grow by 22.95% in the coming year, from $5.62 to $6.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Warrior Met Coal is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Warrior Met Coal is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Warrior Met Coal has a P/B Ratio of 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.92% of the float of Warrior Met Coal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Warrior Met Coal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Warrior Met Coal has recently decreased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Warrior Met Coal has a dividend yield of 0.49%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Warrior Met Coal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Warrior Met Coal is 4.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Warrior Met Coal will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.63% next year. This indicates that Warrior Met Coal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -9.17

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.92% of the float of Warrior Met Coal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Warrior Met Coal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Warrior Met Coal has recently decreased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.68

News Sentiment

Warrior Met Coal has a news sentiment score of 1.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Warrior Met Coal this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for HCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Warrior Met Coal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Warrior Met Coal is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.28% of the stock of Warrior Met Coal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HCC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HCC shares performed this year?

Warrior Met Coal's stock was trading at $60.97 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HCC stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $69.97.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.

How were Warrior Met Coal's earnings last quarter?

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.40. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Warrior Met Coal IPO?

Warrior Met Coal (HCC) raised $301 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, April 13th 2017. The company issued 16,700,000 shares at $17.00-$19.00 per share. Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Apollo Global Securities, Clarksons Platou Securities and KKR were co-managers.

Who are Warrior Met Coal's major shareholders?

Warrior Met Coal's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (6.51%), FMR LLC (6.14%), Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. (2.79%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Walter J Scheller, Kelli K Gant, Alan H Schumacher, Stephen D Williams, Brian M Chopin, Lisa M Schnorr and Jack K Richardson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Warrior Met Coal?

Shares of HCC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

What other stocks do shareholders of Warrior Met Coal own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Warrior Met Coal investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), TotalEnergies (TTE), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/12 Dividend: 11/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/12/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Bituminous coal & lignite mining
• Sub-Industry: Coal & Consumable Fuels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HCC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1691303
• Web: warriormetcoal.com
• Phone: (205) 554-6150
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,143
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $75.75
• High Stock Price Target: $90.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $478.63 million
• Net Margins: 23.77%
• Pretax Margin: 26.57%
• Return on Equity: 19.00%
• Return on Assets: 15.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 5.81
• Quick Ratio: 4.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.18
• Cash Flow: $12.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.39
• Book Value: $36.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,310,000
• Free Float: 51,789,000
• Market Cap: $3.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02