Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC – Get Free Report) is one of 1,987 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Warrior Met Coal to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Warrior Met Coal and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Warrior Met Coal | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Warrior Met Coal Competitors | 6300 | 22405 | 31964 | 1765 | 2.47 |
Warrior Met Coal presently has a consensus price target of $102.60, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 10.32%. Given Warrior Met Coal’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Warrior Met Coal has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Warrior Met Coal and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Warrior Met Coal | $1.31 billion | $57.00 million | 23.53 |
| Warrior Met Coal Competitors | $4.63 billion | $277.23 million | -25.70 |
Warrior Met Coal’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Warrior Met Coal. Warrior Met Coal is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Warrior Met Coal and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Warrior Met Coal | 13.05% | 10.02% | 7.84% |
| Warrior Met Coal Competitors | -1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00% | -9.08% | -2.06% |
Volatility and Risk
Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warrior Met Coal’s peers have a beta of 1.02, meaning that their average share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Warrior Met Coal beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Warrior Met Coal Company Profile
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. produces and exports non-thermal metallurgical coal for the steel industry. It operates two underground mines located in Alabama. The company sells its metallurgical coal to a customer base of blast furnace steel producers located primarily in Europe, South America, and Asia. It also sells natural gas, which is extracted as a byproduct from coal production. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Brookwood, Alabama.
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