Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE: HCC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.23x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HCC is 0.75. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HCC is 51.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 13.32% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HCC on May 01, 2025 was 1.02M shares.
HCC) stock’s latest price update
Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE: HCC)’s stock price has gone decline by -7.51 in comparison to its previous close of 47.82, however, the company has experienced a -11.86% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that Warrior Met Coal’s strong margins and strategic location contribute to its resilience, with only a 12% stock price decline this year compared to peers’ 30-40% drop. Q1 2025 results showed a weak performance, with $39M adjusted EBITDA and negative $68M free cash flow due to soft coking coal prices. Despite weak market conditions, Warrior’s liquidity is robust with $617M available, ensuring coverage for Blue Creek’s remaining capex and potential losses.
HCC’s Market Performance
Warrior Met Coal Inc (HCC) has seen a -11.86% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -7.97% decline in the past month and a -17.27% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.42% for HCC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.88% for HCC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -22.71% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HCC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HCC stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for HCC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HCC in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $75 based on the research report published on April 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HCC reach a price target of $68. The rating they have provided for HCC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 16th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to HCC, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on September 23rd of the previous year.
HCC Trading at -7.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HCC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.74%, as shares sank -3.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.66% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HCC fell by -10.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $46.54. In addition, Warrior Met Coal Inc saw -18.46% 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 HCC starting from SCHELLER WALTER J, who sale 1,222 shares at the price of $75.05 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, SCHELLER WALTER J now owns 332,599 shares of Warrior Met Coal Inc, valued at $91,711 using the latest closing price.
SCHELLER WALTER J, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Warrior Met Coal Inc, sale 6,664 shares at $75.02 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that SCHELLER WALTER J is holding 333,821 shares at $499,933 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HCC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Warrior Met Coal Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 12.64, with 10.13 for asset returns.
Based on Warrior Met Coal Inc (HCC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.59. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 84.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 447.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.06.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Warrior Met Coal Inc (HCC) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
