Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) Updates Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.860–0.860 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.950. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources from $203.00 to $207.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Texas Capital downgraded shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $196.00.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of NYSE:AMR traded down $8.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $190.55. 81,226 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 285,017. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of -40.22 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $191.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $189.47. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a 12-month low of $97.41 and a 12-month high of $253.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.53.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The energy company reported ($1.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($1.34). The company had revenue of $436.33 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $538.45 million. Alpha Metallurgical Resources had a negative net margin of 2.90% and a negative return on equity of 3.88%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources’s revenue was down 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.16) earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alpha Metallurgical Resources will post 18.43 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alpha Metallurgical Resources

In related news, Director Kenneth S. Courtis acquired 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $191.07 per share, for a total transaction of $1,528,560.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 874,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $167,097,784.59. This represents a 0.92% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Daniel E. Horn sold 971 shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.05, for a total transaction of $165,118.55. Following the sale, the insider owned 7,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,244,766. The trade was a 11.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders bought a total of 58,000 shares of company stock worth $10,530,610 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 18.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMR. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 55.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,029 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 4.7% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,548 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 208.0% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 106,107 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $13,290,000 after purchasing an additional 71,653 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 48.3% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 13,149 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 4,281 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources by 14.5% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,465 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the period. 84.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc (NYSE: AMR) is a leading pure-play producer of high-grade metallurgical coal, primarily serving the global steelmaking industry. Headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, the company operates multiple underground and surface mining complexes across the central Appalachian and Illinois basins. Its production portfolio focuses on premium raw and semi-soft coking coal products tailored to meet the specifications of steel producers worldwide.

Formed in July 2021 through the spin-out of Contura Energy’s metallurgical coal business, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has built a reputation for operational excellence and cost-efficient mining.