Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Given New $102.00 Price Target at UBS Group

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) had its target price decreased by UBS Group from $104.00 to $102.00 in a research report released on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. UBS Group currently has a buy rating on the stock.

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

Warrior Met Coal Stock Down 3.9%

Shares of Warrior Met Coal stock traded down $3.52 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $86.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,600,373 shares, compared to its average volume of 748,295. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 3.19. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.69. Warrior Met Coal has a one year low of $40.80 and a one year high of $105.35. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.21 and a beta of 0.67.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.06. Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 6.51%. The company had revenue of $458.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $467.57 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.16) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 52.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Warrior Met Coal will post 7.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 7th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.36%.

Institutional Trading of Warrior Met Coal

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 9.2% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,543,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,239,000 after purchasing an additional 130,396 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 7.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 818,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,095,000 after purchasing an additional 55,416 shares in the last quarter. QV Investors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the third quarter worth about $10,549,000. Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 27.1% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 852,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,247,000 after purchasing an additional 181,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Affinity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Warrior Met Coal during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,167,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Warrior Met Coal

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

About Warrior Met Coal

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.