Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $104.33 According to Analysts

Shares of Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $104.33.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HCC shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Warrior Met Coal from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Warrior Met Coal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Warrior Met Coal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th.

Trending Headlines about Warrior Met Coal

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

• Positive Sentiment: Warrior announced a $2.00 special dividend, returning cash to shareholders. Article: Warrior Met Coal stock: $2.00 special dividend follows strong Q3
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was $507.9 million, slightly above the $505.8 million estimate and up 54.6% year over year. Management said higher sales volumes and the Blue Creek project are expanding production and strengthening cash generation. Article: Warrior Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Negative Sentiment: EPS was $0.93, below analyst expectations—reported estimates ranged from $1.55 to $1.71. The earnings shortfall could weigh on investor sentiment despite the revenue growth. Article: Warrior Met Coal Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Stephen Williams sold 4,800 shares of Warrior Met Coal stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.23, for a total value of $500,304.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,158,481.69. The trade was a 13.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Walter J. Scheller sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $5,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 267,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,457,230. The trade was a 15.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,800 shares of company stock valued at $11,250,304. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Warrior Met Coal

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Warrior Met Coal during the second quarter worth about $606,503,000. Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the 1st quarter worth about $55,714,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,201,000. Summit Street Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,744,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the 2nd quarter valued at about $16,586,000. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Warrior Met Coal Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of HCC stock opened at $81.56 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.61 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 3.93, a quick ratio of 2.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $92.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.95. Warrior Met Coal has a twelve month low of $64.66 and a twelve month high of $111.42.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.55 by ($0.62). Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 13.05%. The firm had revenue of $507.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.84 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.70 earnings per share. Warrior Met Coal’s revenue for the quarter was up 54.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Warrior Met Coal will post 6.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.69%.

About Warrior Met Coal

Warrior Met Coal, Inc is a mining company focused on the production and export of high-quality metallurgical coal, also known as met coal. Its products are used primarily by steelmakers in the blast-furnace steelmaking process, where metallurgical coal is converted into coke to support the production of iron and steel.

The company operates underground coal mines and related processing facilities in the Brookwood coal-producing region of Alabama. Warrior Met Coal primarily produces premium hard coking coal and sells its products to customers in international steel markets, serving regions that include Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Warrior Met Coal was formed from the assets of Walter Energy after Walter Energy’s bankruptcy and began operating as an independent public company in 2016.