B. Riley Has Bullish Forecast for Peabody Energy Q2 Earnings

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Peabody Energy in a report released on Friday, November 1st. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now expects that the coal producer will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.70. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $34.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Peabody Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.98 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Peabody Energy's FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday.

Peabody Energy Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of BTU traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $26.33. The stock had a trading volume of 2,581,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,985,597. Peabody Energy has a 1 year low of $20.21 and a 1 year high of $27.29. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 7.01 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.92. The stock's 50 day moving average is $24.25 and its 200 day moving average is $23.33.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The coal producer reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. Peabody Energy had a net margin of 12.24% and a return on equity of 14.74%. Peabody Energy's revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 21.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,957,602 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $338,611,000 after acquiring an additional 2,473,286 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 7,348,251 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $178,118,000 after acquiring an additional 618,395 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 20.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,165,258 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $70,016,000 after acquiring an additional 531,440 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,190,141 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $48,446,000 after buying an additional 26,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,352,067 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $29,908,000 after buying an additional 38,492 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.44% of the company's stock.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 7.94%.

Peabody Energy Company Profile

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, India, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, France, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, Other U.S.