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Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.16 EPS

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Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The coal producer reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.16, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.07 billion. Peabody Energy had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 12.69%. Peabody Energy's revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.80 EPS.

Peabody Energy Stock Up 6.4 %

Shares of BTU traded up $1.59 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $26.28. 5,628,292 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,990,077. The company has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a PE ratio of 7.32 and a beta of 0.96. Peabody Energy has a 52 week low of $20.21 and a 52 week high of $27.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 1.92.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.36%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on BTU shares. B. Riley increased their target price on Peabody Energy from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Peabody Energy from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on BTU

Peabody Energy Company Profile

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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.

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