The price of Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE: HCC) closed at $63.17 in the last session, up 2.32% from day before closing price of $61.74. In other words, the price has increased by $+1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 907347 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HCC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.74. 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 Apr-12-24, 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 3.30B and an Enterprise Value of 2.73B. As of this moment, Warrior’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.63 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.92.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HCC has reached a high of $69.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 58.65, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 51.77.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HCC traded on average about 874.99K shares per day over the past 3-months and 801.21k shares per day over the past 10 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 93.13% stake in the company. Shares short for HCC as of Mar 15, 2024 were 3.66M with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 2.39M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.00% and a Short% of Float of 9.74%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HCC is 0.29, which was 0.28 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.45%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.52%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88.
