Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.730–0.730 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of -0.870.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:AMR traded up $2.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $161.58. 123,798 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 287,176. The company has a current ratio of 3.41, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $190.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $180.95. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a 52 week low of $133.64 and a 52 week high of $253.82. The company has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.13 and a beta of 0.85.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The energy company reported ($0.96) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.97) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $421.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $521.61 million. Alpha Metallurgical Resources had a negative return on equity of 2.99% and a negative net margin of 2.23%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.38) EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Alpha Metallurgical Resources will post -2.40 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on AMR. B. Riley Financial lowered their target price on Alpha Metallurgical Resources from $189.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised Alpha Metallurgical Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Alpha Metallurgical Resources in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Alpha Metallurgical Resources presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $179.75.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alpha Metallurgical Resources news, Director Kenneth Courtis purchased 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $193.50 per share, for a total transaction of $2,902,500.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 1,015,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $196,478,739. This represents a 1.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have acquired a total of 35,000 shares of company stock valued at $7,388,400 over the last ninety days. 18.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc is a mining company focused primarily on the production and sale of metallurgical coal. Its coal is used by steelmakers and coke producers in the manufacturing of steel, with additional sales of thermal coal for power generation. The company serves domestic and international customers through a network of mines and related operations.

Alpha operates principally in the Central Appalachian region, with mining assets in West Virginia and Virginia. Its activities include underground and surface mining, coal preparation, processing, and transportation.