As Dow Jones and S&P 500 Indices plunged on Monday amid concerns over Greece, a group of companies has enjoyed strong gains. The Dow Jones Coal Index...
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June 29 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Balyasny, Walter Energy: Balyasny Asset Management, a hedge fund managed by Dmitry Balyasny, recently disclosed initiating a position in Walter Energy...
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October 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
U.S. coal companies have been going through hard times since April 2011. Both met and thermal coal producers have lost significant amounts of their market...
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September 18 - News - Comments
Coal focused Natural Resource Partners LP (NYSE:NRP) recently announced plans to sell $300 million worth of bonds to permanently finance its purchase...
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September 13 - News - Comments
Coal is not one of those sectors that investors are currently thrilled about. Clean air initiatives in western countries, cheap gas and solar energy and...
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September 11 - News - Comments
In 2011, Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) paid $3.3 billion for Western Coal, materially increasing its focus on metallurgical coal right before that market...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Coal is predominantly used in the production of electricity and in the steel making process. The outlook for both of these end markets is different today...
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September 6 - News - Comments
As coal miners around the world deal with lower commodity prices, Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) has an ace up its sleeve that’s helping...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), ARMOUR...
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September 5 - News - Comments
What has a smart Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) investor to do? In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old financial...
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September 4 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) is becoming a go-to income play for us. Since early July, we’ve profited twice from this downtrodden coal stock (...
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September 3 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) has fallen 65% year to date. With the Chinese economy slowing, coal prices have stalled and coal companies have fallen...
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August 28 - News - Comments
The recent rally of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been nothing short of extraordinary. In the last six months, shares of the electric car company...
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August 26 - News - Comments
Is Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) a buy? If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, outdated financial tools...
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August 25 - News - Comments
Rhino Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:RNO) stands out from the coal pack because of its around 14% yield. That’s a level at which most investors should...
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August 23 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) investors: listen up. To many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated financial vehicles of a forgotten...
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August 22 - News - Comments
When a company is acquired, the acquirer pays a large premium to where the acquired company’s stock price had previously been trading. Because of this...
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August 13 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a...
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August 10 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) has experienced a decrease in support from the world’s most elite money managers recently. At the moment, there are...
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August 8 - News - Comments
Coal miners are some of the most beaten down stocks this year. And one of the most unfortunate companies among coal miners is Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE...
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August 6 - News - Comments
The recent earnings reports from steel companies have shown that there is significant overcapacity in the industry. This overcapacity continues to put...
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July 30 - News - Comments
There’s never a shortage of losers in the stock market. Let’s take a closer look at five of this past week’s biggest sinkers. Company...
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July 29 - News - Comments
Though the stocks haven’t traded well the last couple of days, costs cuts have improved the potential for rebounds in both Peabody Energy Corporation...
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July 27 - News - Comments
Coal stocks have been one of the worst performers this year. The sector was pressured by low coal prices and massive debt levels of the companies. The...
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July 26 - News - Comments
A typical headline such as the above usually signals a stock that has an absurdly high valuation and that is due for a correction. In the case of Walter...
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July 23 - News - Comments
The U.S. coal industry has suffered greatly due to weak coal demand. The Market Vectors Coal , which replicates the performance of coal industry, has...
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July 10 - News - Comments
Shares of Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) have been pummeled as of late. The metallurgical coal producer, one of the only pure plays in the industry, has...
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July 8 - News - Comments
Benchmark coking coal prices are down 56% from a quarterly price of $330 per metric tonne in mid 2011 to $145 per tonne for the July-Sept, 2013 period...
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July 3 - News - Comments
Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT) is a source of never-ending pain for its investors. The stock has lost 68% this year. When it seemed like all the bad news was...
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June 26 - News - Comments
Master Limited Partnership Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) is down 12% from its recent high unit price of $78.5. At today’s price...
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June 26 - News - Comments
Investors looking to play a beaten down sector like coal need to understand the difference between Market Cap, “MC” and Enterprise Value, &#...
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June 18 - News - Comments
Sometimes luck turns away from certain industries. This has been the case for coal miners this year. Prices for coal remain low. Despite all the efforts...
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June 17 - News - Comments
Talk about a fall from grace. Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) used to be the bellwether coal name in the U.S. and arguably the world. That was two...
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June 12 - News - Comments
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long...
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May 29 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) was in 26 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. WLT investors should pay attention to a...
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May 28 - News - Comments
In the past twelve months, Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) has experienced a significant drop of nearly 50% to around $18 per share. Taking advantage of...
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May 28 - Insider Trading - Comments
Following large, recent insider buying is a fun way to screen for stocks. It’s not scientific, and shouldn’t be a central investment thesis, but...
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May 22 - Insider Trading - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:KEG), Kaman...
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May 8 - Insider Trading - Comments
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) investors should be aware of an increase in support from the world’s most elite money managers of late....
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May 8 - News - Comments
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) shareholders have witnessed an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds recently. In the 21st century...
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May 8 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT),...
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April 19 - News - Comments
Along with many other stocks in the coal industry, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) has seen its stock price fall dramatically over the last couple...
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April 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Theravance Inc (NASDAQ:THRX), GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK), Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:...
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April 18 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Oaktree Capital Group LLC (NYSE:OAK), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT),...
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April 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The old investing maxim “sell in May and go away” means we’re quickly approaching the time when the incredible run of the Dow Jones...
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April 3 - News - Comments
Falcone Take Loan From Fortress Unit Known For High Interest Rates (FINalternatives) Harbinger Capital Management founder Philip Falcone has borrowed...
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March 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Wall Street appears to have become swept up in yet another wave of merger mania. With companies such as H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ...
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February 25 - News - Comments
The Chinese coal boom appears to be continuing to grow, despite some concerns the market could be slowing. Part of the concern has been related to the...
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February 15 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a...
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February 14 - News - Comments
