Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (NYSE: AMR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -5.62 compared to its previous closing price of 223.55. However, the company has seen a fall of -6.53% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-10-15 that BRISTOL, Tenn., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE: AMR) (“Alpha” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, today announced preliminary sales volumes and realizations for the third quarter of 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (NYSE: AMR) Right Now?
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (NYSE: AMR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.28x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AMR is 1.32. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for AMR is 10.89M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.92% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMR on October 18, 2024 was 221.07K shares.
AMR’s Market Performance
AMR stock saw an increase of -6.53% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.32% and a quarterly increase of -31.35%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.31%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.70% for Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.55% for AMR’s stock, with a -30.61% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMR stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for AMR by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for AMR in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $194 based on the research report published on August 21, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMR reach a price target of $215. The rating they have provided for AMR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 12th, 2022.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to AMR, setting the target price at $155 in the report published on March 10th of the previous year.
AMR Trading at -5.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -53.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.31%, as shares sank -0.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.46% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMR fell by -6.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $225.77. In addition, Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc saw -37.75% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMR starting from Nicholson Roger Lee, who sale 3,593 shares at the price of $290.16 back on May 14 ’24. After this action, Nicholson Roger Lee now owns 6,127 shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc, valued at $1,042,550 using the latest closing price.
Courtis Kenneth S., the Director of Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc, sale 25,000 shares at $298.50 during a trade that took place back on Mar 15 ’24, which means that Courtis Kenneth S. is holding 613,234 shares at $7,462,584 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.25. Equity return is now at value 28.39, with 18.79 for asset returns.
Based on Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 83.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 98.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.55.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
