B. Riley Forecasts Peabody Energy's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BTU)

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Peabody Energy in a report released on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles anticipates that the coal producer will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Peabody Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Peabody Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.39 EPS.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The coal producer reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.25). Peabody Energy had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 10.33%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on BTU. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Peabody Energy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $26.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Benchmark dropped their price objective on Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th.

Peabody Energy Trading Down 5.2 %

Shares of BTU stock traded down $0.88 on Thursday, hitting $16.22. The stock had a trading volume of 3,364,446 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,221,799. The company's 50 day moving average price is $19.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.75. Peabody Energy has a 1 year low of $15.79 and a 1 year high of $29.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.01 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Trading of Peabody Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,897 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $183,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares during the period. Byrne Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 63.3% during the 4th quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 680 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 13,234 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 167.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,189 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 24,556 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $514,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares during the period. 87.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Peabody Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be given a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 19th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.11%.

About Peabody Energy

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.