WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires 2,292 Shares of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC)

WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) by 13.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,198 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,292 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Warrior Met Coal were worth $1,041,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of HCC. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 193.9% during the 3rd quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 1,460,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,357,000 after purchasing an additional 963,892 shares in the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP grew its position in Warrior Met Coal by 441.9% during the third quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 793,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,692,000 after buying an additional 646,900 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in Warrior Met Coal by 8.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,210,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,153,000 after buying an additional 254,540 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,404,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,531,000 after acquiring an additional 158,722 shares during the period. Finally, Mercuria Capital Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Warrior Met Coal in the 4th quarter valued at $8,354,000. 92.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on HCC. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Warrior Met Coal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. B. Riley decreased their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $90.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Warrior Met Coal has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.00.

Warrior Met Coal Price Performance

Warrior Met Coal stock opened at $48.62 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $44.62 and a 52 week high of $75.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.15 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $50.66 and a 200-day moving average of $57.58.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.34). Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 16.43%. The business had revenue of $297.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $331.70 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.68%.

Warrior Met Coal Profile

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.