10 Metal Stocks with Insider Buying in 2025

7. Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC)

Insider Transactions: 0.14%

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) has earned a position in our list of 10 metal stocks with insider buying in 2025. Despite a strategic stock purchase from the company’s COO, the Hold rating on the stock is reiterated.

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) is a vertically integrated producer and exporter of premium metallurgical (coking) coal used in global steelmaking. Based in Alabama, the company operates longwall mines (Mine 4 and Mine 7) near Tuscaloosa and delivers high-quality coal with low sulfur and strong coke strength through the Port of Mobile to European, Latin American, and Asian markets.

Jack K. Richardson, the Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC)’s Chief Operating Officer, in a bold move, acquired 1,815 shares of the company, in a transaction valued at $84,270, on May 23, 2025. The price per share of $46.43, at the time of purchase, was close to the current 50-day moving average of $46.80, and well above the 52-week low of $38.

Following this last noted insider transaction, the company got its Hold rating reiterated by RBC Capital, on July 2, 2025. The price target on the stock is set at $60, with the current price, as of July 11, 2025, standing at $52.97.

The insider transaction, though with only a slight change of 0.14%, remains positive and reflects the top executive’s confidence in the stock.