What is B. Riley’s Estimate for HCC Q1 Earnings?

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles expects that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $86.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warrior Met Coal’s current full-year earnings is $5.60 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $13.72 EPS.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.34). Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 16.43% and a return on equity of 12.56%. The business had revenue of $297.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $331.70 million.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research report on Friday, February 14th. 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Warrior Met Coal currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $74.00.

Warrior Met Coal Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of HCC opened at $49.84 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $54.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 3.99 and a current ratio of 5.20. Warrior Met Coal has a 52-week low of $48.89 and a 52-week high of $75.53. The company has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 1.07.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.68%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Warrior Met Coal

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HCC. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 1.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Graham Capital Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 2.3% in the third quarter. Graham Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,038,000 after acquiring an additional 1,071 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 14.2% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,000 after acquiring an additional 755 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 2.5% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 67,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,344,000 after acquiring an additional 1,641 shares during the period. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Warrior Met Coal

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.