SunCoke Energy (SXC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, it owns and operates cokemaking facilities in the United States and Brazil. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.90 to $9.05
• 50-Day Range: $8.27 to $10.02
• 52-Week Range: $7.47 to $12.82
• Volume: 415,374 shs
• Average Volume: 894,467 shs
• Market Capitalization: $767.06 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.08
• Dividend Yield: 5.30%
• Price Target: $13.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

SunCoke Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SunCoke Energy scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

SunCoke Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SunCoke Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SunCoke Energy are expected to decrease by -1.41% in the coming year, from $0.71 to $0.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SunCoke Energy is 8.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SunCoke Energy is 8.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 42.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SunCoke Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.72% of the float of SunCoke Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SunCoke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SunCoke Energy has recently decreased by 26.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

SunCoke Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

SunCoke Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SunCoke Energy is 42.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SunCoke Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.57% next year. This indicates that SunCoke Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.72% of the float of SunCoke Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SunCoke Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SunCoke Energy has recently decreased by 26.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.55

News Sentiment

SunCoke Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for SunCoke Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added SunCoke Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SunCoke Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.73% of the stock of SunCoke Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.45% of the stock of SunCoke Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SXC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SXC shares performed this year?

SunCoke Energy's stock was trading at $10.70 at the start of the year. Since then, SXC stock has decreased by 15.7% and is now trading at $9.02.
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How were SunCoke Energy's earnings last quarter?

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The energy company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. SunCoke Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.31% and a net margin of 4.95%.
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Who are SunCoke Energy's major shareholders?

SunCoke Energy's top institutional shareholders include Rhumbline Advisers (0.29%), Veracity Capital LLC (0.05%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.04%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael G Rippey, Phillip Michael Hardesty and John F Quanci.
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How do I buy shares of SunCoke Energy?

Shares of SXC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SunCoke Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SunCoke Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Netflix (NFLX) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Record date for 3/3 Dividend: 2/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/03/2025
• Today: 4/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Blast furnaces & steel mills
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SXC
• CIK: 1514705
• Web: www.suncoke.com
• Phone: (630) 824-1000
• Fax: 630-824-1001
• Employees: 890
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $13.00
• High Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.70
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $95.90 million
• Net Margins: 4.95%
• Pretax Margin: 6.02%
• Return on Equity: 14.31%
• Return on Assets: 5.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 2.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: $2.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.98
• Book Value: $7.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,646,000
• Free Float: 82,637,000
• Market Cap: $763.51 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90