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WARRIOR MET COAL INC

Warrior Met Coal

Warrior Met Coal Inc is a U.S based company. It produces and exports of met coal that operates underground mines in Alabama. The company sells to steels manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and South America. Its mining operations consist of two underground met coal mines in Southern Appalachia's coal seam and other surface met and thermal coal mines. The Company generates ancillary revenues from the sale of natural gas extracted as a byproduct from the underground coal mines and royalty revenues from leased properties.

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UBS analyst Curt Woodworth maintains Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $68 to $50.

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Warrior Met Coal, Lowers Price Target to $50

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.16) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.01 by 1700 percent. This is a 106.08 percent decrease over earnings of $2.63 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $299.94 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $284.57 million by 5.40 percent. This is a 40.43 percent decrease over sales of $503.51 million the same period last year.

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Warrior Met Coal Q1 Adj. EPS $(0.16) Misses $0.01 Estimate, Sales $299.94M Beat $284.57M Estimate

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Earnings Scheduled For April 30, 2025

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Shares of coal stocks are trading higher after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at boosting the coal industry.

B. Riley Securities analyst Nick Giles maintains Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $86 to $76.

B. Riley Securities Maintains Buy on Warrior Met Coal, Lowers Price Target to $76

Warrior Met Coal's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) short percent of float has risen 3.33% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 6.65 million shares sold short, which is 17.37% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 6.9 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Warrior Met Coal Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
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As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Warrior Met Coal has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Warrior Met Coal's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Warrior Met Coal's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.16%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Looking Into Warrior Met Coal's Recent Short Interest

Leading coal stocks rallied on Tuesday amidst a broader market decline after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at &#8220;reinvigorating America's beautiful clean coal industry&#8221; according to a White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reinvigorates-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry/">fact sheet</a>.
What Happened: On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order that directed the Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council to designate coal as a &#8216;mineral&#8217; and accrue it with all the benefits that come with it.
The order ends the Jewell Moratorium that paused coal leasing on federal lands, while also directing relevant agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands, lifting red tape, barriers to mining, and prioritizing the industry. This is in sharp contrast to the prior administration, as Trump declared an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/04/44701436/trump-unleashes-beautiful-clean-coal-policies-as-wall-street-tanks-sp-500-hits-1-year-low">end to the &#8220;war on beautiful, clean coal.&#8221;</a>
Leading coal producers, Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTU#NYSE">BTU</a>), Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>), Core Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNR#NYSE">CNR</a>), and Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARLP#NASDAQ">ARLP</a>), all rallied following the news, helping marginally offset the steep year-to-date declines in the sector.
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTU#NYSE">BTU</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+$0.95&nbsp;(9.21%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-$9.60&nbsp;(-46.02%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$9.61 &#8211; $29.94 </td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARLP#NASDAQ">ARLP</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+$1.20&nbsp;(4.87%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-$0.75&nbsp;(-2.80%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$20.59 &#8211; $30.56</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+$2.57&nbsp;(6.29%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-$11.00&nbsp;(-20.21%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$38.00 &#8211; $75.53</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+$4.25&nbsp;(6.55%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-$38.85&nbsp;(-35.97%)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$58.19 &#8211; $134.14</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Dow Jones U.S. Coal Index (INDEXDJX: DWCCOA)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+10.54&nbsp;(3.42%)</td>
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Why It Matters: According to Goldman Sachs, AI data centers can increase global power demand by 165% by the end of this decade.
However, Timothy Fox of Washington-based research firm Clearview Energy Partners says that coal has been in decline for years, and not due to carbon rules and regulations, but the availability of cheaper sources of energy, reported the Mining Weekly, a South African trade magazine.
He further notes that the demise of coal has been on the cards for years, since &#8220;Power-plant owners, operators and developers don't think of investments in terms of administrations — they think 10, 15, 20 years down the&nbsp;road.&#8221;
Following a steep pullback, U.S. coal stocks such as Peabody Energy are undervalued, as shown by Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings below, scoring 98. What about the other major coal stocks? Sign up for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Benzinga Edge</a> today and find out.
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Peabody Energy, Core Natural Spike In Rally Stoked By Trump's Executive Order Ending 'War On Beautiful, Clean Coal'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled sweeping plans to revive U.S. coal production to meet the nation's rising energy demands, marking a dramatic policy reversal from the climate-focused agendas of the Biden <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/donald-trump">and Obama administrations.</a>
Meanwhile, Wall Street plunged deeper into negative territory as escalating tariff tensions with China reignited fears of a global economic slowdown.
"We're ending Joe Biden's war on beautiful clean coal once and for all," Trump declared. "We're going to reopen those plants, put miners back to work, and get approvals very fast."
Trump's order directs federal agencies to fast-track mining permits, slash environmental regulations, and expand coal leases on federal lands.
"Pound for pound, coal is the single most reliable, durable, secure, and powerful form of energy on Earth," the president added.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal production in 2023 totaled 578 million short tons, less than half the 1.17 billion short tons produced at its peak in 2008. 
The decline, the EIA noted, has been driven by rising costs, tougher environmental rules, and increased competition from natural gas and renewables.
&#8220;We&#8217;ll be signing a bill to unleash the might of our beautiful clean coal industry in this country,&#8221; Trump said.
Shares of Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTU#NYSE">BTU</a>), the largest private-sector coal company in the world, rose 9% in after-hours trading, and Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) rose 6.5%.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wall Street Selloff Deepened</h3>
While Trump was touting coal's comeback, Wall Street was in full-blown retreat. 
Major indexes erased hefty morning gains in a volatile session that saw risk sentiment collapse after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Trump's 104% retaliatory tariff on Chinese imports would go live at 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday.
"China made a mistake by retaliating, and the president is punching back harder," Leavitt said, ruling out any delay or exemption to the tariffs.
The news sent a jolt through financial markets, reversing a sharp morning rally and pushing the S&amp;P 500 index to its lowest levels in a year.
The S&amp;P 500 closed at 4,892, down 1.57%, after having surged as much as 3.7% earlier in the session.
The Nasdaq 100 ended the day at 17,104, falling 1.95% from the previous close, despite hitting a 4.1% intraday gain during the morning rally.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 37,663, shedding 0.8%, after climbing as much as 2.5% at its session peak.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Mega-Cap Tech: From Rally To Rout</h3>
Among the Magnificent Seven, losses were led by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), which closed down 5%, falling more than 9 percentage points from its intraday highs. 
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) ended 4.9% lower, while Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) dropped 2.9%. 
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOXX#NASDAQ">SOXX</a>), which had surged more than 3% in morning trading, ended lower by 4%, signaling broad risk aversion toward chipmakers. AI darling Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) closed 1.4% lower.
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Trump Unleashes 'Beautiful Clean Coal' Policies As Wall Street Tanks, S&P 500 Hits 1-Year Low

Warrior Met Coal shares are trading higher amid President Trump's announcement to expand U.S. coal mining and usage to power data centers and AI.

<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/trump-order-seeks-to-tap-coal-power-in-quest-to-dominate-ai?embedded-checkout=true" title="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/trump-order-seeks-to-tap-coal-power-in-quest-to-dominate-ai?embedded-checkout=true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/trump-order-seeks-to-tap-coal-power-in-quest-to-dominate-ai?embedded-checkout=true</a>

Bloomberg Reported Earlier, President Trump Seeks To Expand U.S. Coal Mining And Usage To Power Data Center Boom

In the current market session, Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) price is at $49.58, after a 7.48% spike. However, over the past month, the stock fell by 3.51%, and in the past year, by 15.45%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is undervalued, even if the company is performing up to par in the current session. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1740422716_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Warrior Met Coal P/E Compared to Competitors</h3>
The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future or it could mean that the company is undervalued. 
Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of the 17.16 in the Metals &amp; Mining industry, Warrior Met Coal Inc. has a lower P/E ratio of 9.65. Shareholders might be inclined to think that the stock might perform worse than it's industry peers. It's also possible that the stock is undervalued. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1740422716_1.png" alt="Guage" />

In summary, while the price-to-earnings ratio is a valuable tool for investors to evaluate a company's market performance, it should be used with caution. A low P/E ratio can be an indication of undervaluation, but it can also suggest weak growth prospects or financial instability. Moreover, the P/E ratio is just one of many metrics that investors should consider when making investment decisions, and it should be evaluated alongside other financial ratios, industry trends, and qualitative factors. By taking a comprehensive approach to analyzing a company's financial health, investors can make well-informed decisions that are more likely to lead to successful outcomes.

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A Look Into Warrior Met Coal Inc's Price Over Earnings

B. Riley Securities analyst Nick Giles maintains Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $90 to $86.

B. Riley Securities Maintains Buy on Warrior Met Coal, Lowers Price Target to $86

Benchmark analyst Nathan Martin reiterates Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) from Hold to Hold.

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Benchmark Reiterates Hold on Warrior Met Coalto Hold

Warrior Met Coal shares are trading lower after the company missed Q4 earnings and revenue estimates.

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.43 by 65.12 percent. This is a 93.98 percent decrease over earnings of $2.49 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $297.46 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $306.74 million by 3.02 percent. This is a 18.23 percent decrease over sales of $363.80 million the same period last year.

Warrior Met Coal Q4 Adj EPS $0.15 Misses $0.43 Estimate, Sales $297.46M Miss $306.74M Estimate

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Earnings Scheduled For February 13, 2025

Wall Street personalities and market watchers are closely monitoring coal stocks following unexpected industry dynamics, with CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer hinting at a potential sector resurgence.
What Happened: Cramer&#8217;s cryptic Wednesday post on X, questioning &#8220;And what if coal makes a comeback??? Stay tuned&#8230;&#8221;, preceded a notable decline in coal-related equities.
Major industry players like Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTU#NYSE">BTU</a>) and Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) experienced significant price corrections, with the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust Range Global Coal Index ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COAL#NYSE">COAL</a>) dropping 2.20%.
The potential shift comes amid President Donald Trump&#8216;s aggressive energy infrastructure plans, which emphasize expanding <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/42865106/trump-vows-to-power-ai-boom-with-expanded-oil-drilling-need-double-the-electricity-at-least-that-we-have-right-now">domestic drilling and electricity production</a> to support the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43111153/nvidia-and-ai-stock-rises-as-trump-announces-500-billion-stargate-ai-infrastructure-venture">burgeoning artificial intelligence sector</a>. 
Trump has pledged to unlock 625 million acres of offshore reserves <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/01/42865106/trump-vows-to-power-ai-boom-with-expanded-oil-drilling-need-double-the-electricity-at-least-that-we-have-right-now">valued at $50-$60 trillion</a>, directly challenging existing environmental restrictions.
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Why It Matters: Notably, the AI-driven energy transformation is sparking unprecedented electricity demand. The Department of Energy projects AI-related data center electricity consumption <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43107819/i-wish-i-couldve-predicted-it-the-27-billion-gas-deal-behind-ais-energy-appetite">could triple within three years</a>, forcing a reevaluation of traditional energy strategies.
Energy consultancy Enverus <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43107819/i-wish-i-couldve-predicted-it-the-27-billion-gas-deal-behind-ais-energy-appetite">projects 80 new gas-fired plants</a> will be constructed by 2030, adding 46 gigawatts of power capacity. This expansion represents a 20% increase over recent construction rates and signals a potential renaissance for fossil fuel infrastructure.
Major tech companies are already positioning themselves strategically. Meta Platforms Inc. plans to power a $10 billion AI data center through a $3.2 billion gas plant expansion exemplifies the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43107819/i-wish-i-couldve-predicted-it-the-27-billion-gas-deal-behind-ais-energy-appetite">industry&#8217;s current trajectory</a>.
While renewable energy development continues, industry leaders argue that current battery technologies cannot match gas plants&#8217; reliability for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43107819/i-wish-i-couldve-predicted-it-the-27-billion-gas-deal-behind-ais-energy-appetite">power-intensive AI operations</a>. 
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Jefferies analyst Chris LaFemina maintains Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $75 to $65.

Jefferies Maintains Buy on Warrior Met Coal, Lowers Price Target to $65

Warrior Met Coal's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCC#NYSE">HCC</a>) short percent of float has risen 14.86% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 5.26 million shares sold short, which is 13.99% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.83 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Warrior Met Coal Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1733247024_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Warrior Met Coal has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Warrior Met Coal's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Warrior Met Coal's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.96%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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