Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Price Target Cut to $102.00 by Analysts at UBS Group

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) had its price objective lowered by stock analysts at UBS Group from $104.00 to $102.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 18.15% from the company’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Warrior Met Coal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Zacks Research raised Warrior Met Coal from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Warrior Met Coal from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.80.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Performance

HCC stock traded down $3.52 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $86.33. The company had a trading volume of 2,600,373 shares, compared to its average volume of 936,185. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.21 and a beta of 0.67. Warrior Met Coal has a one year low of $40.80 and a one year high of $105.35. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $88.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.69.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by ($0.03). Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 2.71%. The company had revenue of $458.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $467.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.16) earnings per share. Warrior Met Coal’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Warrior Met Coal will post 7.79 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 130.4% in the second quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 1,889,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,025 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 219.2% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,554,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,901,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067,247 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 2,821,294.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 987,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,067,000 after purchasing an additional 987,453 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 25.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,099,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,860,000 after purchasing an additional 825,807 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,133,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.28% of the company’s stock.

Warrior Met Coal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Warrior Met Coal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blue Creek ramp and profitability turnaround — Warrior reported a swing to net income of $72.3M (GAAP $1.37/sh) vs a loss a year ago as Blue Creek production ramped and mix/credits improved margins. This demonstrates operational leverage as the new mine reaches volume. Business Wire: Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns maintained — Management reiterated near?term return plans, including a regular quarterly cash dividend ($0.08/sh payable May 7), which supports income-focused holders. QuiverQuant: Q1 Results & Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Record production and sales were highlighted on the call — Management talked up record sales/production and the profitable ramp, which supports medium-term supply expectations but doesn’t eliminate near-term pricing/volume uncertainty. Yahoo: Earnings Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings/IR materials available — Slide deck and call transcripts provide detail for modeling shipments, costs and cash return cadence; useful for re?estimating near?term cash flow. Q1 Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Miss vs some street expectations — While EPS improved year?over?year, the quarter fell short of the consensus EPS (~$1.40) and revenue (~$467.5M), and analysts flagged softer realized prices and shipment volumes as headwinds — a key reason for today’s sell?off. MarketBeat: Q1 Results & Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional selling pressure — Recent insider sales (CEO and others) and large institutional portfolio reductions in recent quarters can amplify downside when a cyclical name disappoints. That supply-side activity likely heightened selling after the print. QuiverQuant: Insider & Institutional Activity

Warrior Met Coal Company Profile

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC) is a leading producer of premium metallurgical coal, operating deep underground mining complexes in Central Alabama’s Blue Creek and Brookwood mining districts. The company focuses exclusively on the extraction and sale of high-grade hard coking coal, a critical raw material used in steel production. Its mining operations harness longwall mining technology and rigorous safety protocols to deliver consistent coal quality to customers worldwide.

Warrior Met Coal’s product portfolio centers on premium hard coking coal, semisoft coking coal, and pulverized coal injection (PCI) products.