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In the latest session, Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE: HCC) closed at $67.90 down -0.66% from its previous closing price of $68.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. HCC stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.005.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Warrior Met Coal Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.87 and its Current Ratio is at 7.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on April 11, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $75 from $60 previously.
On January 16, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $68.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 23, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $48 to $50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 23 ’24 when SCHUMACHER ALAN H bought 2,000 shares for $58.15 per share. The transaction valued at 116,300 led to the insider holds 30,270 shares of the business.
Williams Stephen D. sold 80,000 shares of HCC for $3,648,000 on Nov 08 ’23. The Director now owns 21,393 shares after completing the transaction at $45.60 per share. On Sep 13 ’23, another insider, Chopin Brian M, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 2,816 shares for $45.00 each. As a result, the insider received 126,720 and left with 11,187 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HCC now has a Market Capitalization of 3550986752 and an Enterprise Value of 2974140928. As of this moment, Warrior’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.774 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.366.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HCC has reached a high of $71.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HCC has traded an average of 903.70K shares per day and 717940 over the past ten days. A total of 52.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.38M. Insiders hold about 1.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.06% stake in the company. Shares short for HCC as of 1713139200 were 3085113 with a Short Ratio of 3.41, compared to 1710460800 on 3660573. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3085113 and a Short% of Float of 8.1999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HCC is 0.29, from 0.28 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004096562The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.87.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Warrior Met Coal Inc (HCC) is underway, with the input of 5.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $2.75 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $2.98 and a low estimate of $2.56, while EPS last year was $3.57. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.04, with high estimates of $2.65 and low estimates of $1.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.68 and $7.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.05. EPS for the following year is $5.77, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $7.21 and $4.67.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $476.59M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $506.44M to a low estimate of $404.25M. As of the current estimate, Warrior Met Coal Inc’s year-ago sales were $415.53MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $416.47M. There is a high estimate of $475.57M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $311.6M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HCC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.68BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.72B and the low estimate is $1.51B.
