American Century Companies Inc. Acquires 306,356 Shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,082,691 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 306,356 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 3.67% of SunCoke Energy worth $32,985,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SXC. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the energy company's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,730 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 61.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,082 shares of the energy company's stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 2,307 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of SunCoke Energy in the fourth quarter worth $118,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in SunCoke Energy in the third quarter valued at $120,000. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its position in SunCoke Energy by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 11,323 shares of the energy company's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.45% of the company's stock.

SunCoke Energy Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE SXC traded down $0.16 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $9.13. The company had a trading volume of 91,520 shares, compared to its average volume of 877,262. The stock has a market cap of $769.71 million, a P/E ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.98. The company's fifty day moving average price is $9.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $7.47 and a 12 month high of $12.82.

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SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The energy company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.04. SunCoke Energy had a return on equity of 14.31% and a net margin of 4.95%. As a group, research analysts expect that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current year.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.26%. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is 42.86%.

SunCoke Energy Profile

SunCoke Energy, Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers.