B. Riley Raises Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Price Target to $90.00

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) had its target price hoisted by equities research analysts at B. Riley from $89.00 to $90.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. B. Riley’s target price points to a potential upside of 39.19% from the stock’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.44 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Monday, August 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Warrior Met Coal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.75.

Warrior Met Coal Price Performance

NYSE HCC opened at $64.66 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $59.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.93 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 6.37 and a quick ratio of 5.37. Warrior Met Coal has a 1-year low of $44.76 and a 1-year high of $75.53.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $327.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $322.21 million. Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 19.29% and a net margin of 23.77%. The company’s revenue was down 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Warrior Met Coal will post 5.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the first quarter worth about $604,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the first quarter worth about $924,000. Clearbridge Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the first quarter worth about $9,234,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the first quarter worth about $942,000. Finally, Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in Warrior Met Coal in the first quarter worth about $992,000. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Warrior Met Coal Company 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.