Q4 Earnings Forecast for Warrior Met Coal Issued By B. Riley

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) – Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Warrior Met Coal in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.47 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $76.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Warrior Met Coal’s current full-year earnings is $4.86 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Warrior Met Coal’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.91 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by ($0.11). Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 16.43% and a return on equity of 12.56%. The firm had revenue of $299.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $296.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.63 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 40.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on HCC. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Performance

Warrior Met Coal stock opened at $47.33 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 5.20, a quick ratio of 3.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.88 and a beta of 0.80. Warrior Met Coal has a 1-year low of $38.00 and a 1-year high of $75.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.49 and a 200-day moving average of $55.23.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HCC. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,259,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,563,000 after purchasing an additional 117,717 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Warrior Met Coal by 272.1% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,994,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,171,000 after buying an additional 1,458,279 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,748,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,826,000 after buying an additional 115,675 shares in the last quarter. Dalal Street LLC grew its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 144.1% in the 4th quarter. Dalal Street LLC now owns 1,704,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,461,000 after buying an additional 1,006,263 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,378,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,778,000 after acquiring an additional 126,911 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.28% of the company’s stock.

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.