UBS Group AG Sells 223,718 Shares of Warrior Met Coal $HCC

UBS Group AG lessened its holdings in shares of Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) by 14.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,330,353 shares of the company’s stock after selling 223,718 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Warrior Met Coal were worth $117,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HCC. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 130.4% during the 2nd quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 1,889,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,025 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 25.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,099,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,860,000 after purchasing an additional 825,807 shares during the period. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 31.4% during the 3rd quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 1,461,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,025,000 after purchasing an additional 349,400 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 27.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 852,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,247,000 after purchasing an additional 181,975 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Warrior Met Coal by 7,875.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 182,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,069,000 after purchasing an additional 179,965 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.28% of the company’s stock.

Warrior Met Coal Stock Performance

NYSE:HCC opened at $86.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Warrior Met Coal has a 1 year low of $40.80 and a 1 year high of $105.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.69. The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.21 and a beta of 0.67.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.06. Warrior Met Coal had a return on equity of 6.51% and a net margin of 9.36%.The business had revenue of $458.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $467.57 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.16) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 52.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Warrior Met Coal will post 7.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Warrior Met Coal Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Warrior Met Coal’s payout ratio is presently 29.36%.

More Warrior Met Coal News

Here are the key news stories impacting Warrior Met Coal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blue Creek ramp and profitability turnaround — Warrior reported a swing to net income of $72.3M (GAAP $1.37/sh) vs a loss a year ago as Blue Creek production ramped and mix/credits improved margins. This demonstrates operational leverage as the new mine reaches volume. Business Wire: Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns maintained — Management reiterated near‑term return plans, including a regular quarterly cash dividend ($0.08/sh payable May 7), which supports income-focused holders. QuiverQuant: Q1 Results & Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Record production and sales were highlighted on the call — Management talked up record sales/production and the profitable ramp, which supports medium-term supply expectations but doesn’t eliminate near-term pricing/volume uncertainty. Yahoo: Earnings Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings/IR materials available — Slide deck and call transcripts provide detail for modeling shipments, costs and cash return cadence; useful for re‑estimating near‑term cash flow. Q1 Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Miss vs some street expectations — While EPS improved year‑over‑year, the quarter fell short of the consensus EPS (~$1.40) and revenue (~$467.5M), and analysts flagged softer realized prices and shipment volumes as headwinds — a key reason for today’s sell‑off. MarketBeat: Q1 Results & Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional selling pressure — Recent insider sales (CEO and others) and large institutional portfolio reductions in recent quarters can amplify downside when a cyclical name disappoints. That supply-side activity likely heightened selling after the print. QuiverQuant: Insider & Institutional Activity

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on HCC. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Warrior Met Coal in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Warrior Met Coal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Warrior Met Coal from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Warrior Met Coal from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.80.

About Warrior Met Coal

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.