4,281 Shares in Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) Purchased by New Age Alpha Advisors LLC

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 4,281 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 56.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 304.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares in the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Warrior Met Coal by 264.4% during the fourth quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 1,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 2,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 428 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.28% of the company’s stock.

Warrior Met Coal Price Performance

HCC stock opened at $46.80 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $50.13 and its 200 day moving average is $57.50. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. has a 52 week low of $44.62 and a 52 week high of $75.53. 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 (NYSE:HCC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $297.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $331.70 million. Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 16.43% and a return on equity of 12.56%. Research analysts predict that Warrior Met Coal, Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HCC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a report on Friday, February 14th. B. Riley lowered their price target on Warrior Met Coal from $90.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Warrior Met Coal has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $74.00.

Warrior Met Coal Company 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.