Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Position in Warrior Met Coal $HCC

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) by 181.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,962 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,832 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Warrior Met Coal were worth $3,259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 2,821,294.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 987,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,067,000 after purchasing an additional 987,453 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,280,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,912,000 after purchasing an additional 37,057 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 52.6% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 955 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal in the fourth quarter worth $1,261,000. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Warrior Met Coal by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $479,000 after purchasing an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. 92.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Warrior Met Coal news, insider Kelli K. Gant sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $2,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 67,775 shares in the company, valued at $7,455,250. This trade represents a 22.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Warrior Met Coal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HCC opened at $94.85 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 3.48. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $91.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.83. Warrior Met Coal has a fifty-two week low of $40.80 and a fifty-two week high of $110.39. The firm has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.20 and a beta of 0.62.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.41 by ($0.04). Warrior Met Coal had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 6.44%. The business had revenue of $458.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $467.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.16) EPS. Warrior Met Coal’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Warrior Met Coal will post 6.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Warrior Met Coal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on HCC shares. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Warrior Met Coal from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Warrior Met Coal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Warrior Met Coal from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Warrior Met Coal from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.80.

Warrior Met Coal Company Profile

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.