January 12, 2026 - 

• Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH recently disclosed a new position in Alpha Metallurgical Resources, purchasing 205,119 shares worth about US$41,000,000 and making the miner its second-largest holding at roughly 24.51% of the fund’s reported assets.
• This move, alongside multi-million-dollar insider share purchases and coal demand supported by AI-related power needs and higher natural gas prices, highlights growing institutional and insider interest in Alpha’s coal portfolio.
• Next, we’ll examine how Crocodile Capital’s sizable new stake may influence Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ existing investment narrative built around metallurgical coal.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Investment Narrative Recap

To own Alpha Metallurgical Resources, you have to believe metallurgical coal remains essential for steelmaking even as decarbonization efforts and electric arc furnaces gain traction. Crocodile Capital’s new US$41,000,000 position and recent insider buying reinforce interest in Alpha’s coal portfolio but do not materially change the near term earnings risk from weaker steel demand and met coal pricing, which remains the key swing factor for the stock.

The most relevant recent development alongside Crocodile Capital’s move is Alpha’s 2026 shipment guidance of 14.4–15.4 million tons of metallurgical coal, which keeps volume expectations relatively firm despite recent losses. That guidance sits against a backdrop of potential production tax credits for met coal and ongoing cost discipline, which together could help offset pricing pressure if current coal demand tied to AI power needs and higher natural gas prices proves resilient.

Yet against this apparent momentum, investors should be aware that prolonged weak steel demand and structurally lower met coal prices could...

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Alpha Metallurgical Resources' narrative projects $2.9 billion revenue and $505.0 million earnings by 2028. This requires 7.3% yearly revenue growth and a $542.2 million earnings increase from $-37.2 million today.

Uncover how Alpha Metallurgical Resources' forecasts yield a $184.50 fair value, a 24% downside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Five members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see Alpha’s fair value anywhere between about US$70 and roughly US$466 per share, underscoring how far apart individual views can be. You can weigh those against the risk that sustained global steel softness and weaker met coal indices may continue to pressure Alpha’s revenue and earnings, with clear implications for how the company’s story could evolve from here.