Peabody Energy (BTU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Thermal, and Corporate and Other segments. It is involved in the mining, preparation, and sale of thermal coal primarily to electric utilities; mining bituminous and sub-bituminous coal deposits; low sulfur and high British thermal unit thermal coal; and mining metallurgical coal, such as hard coking coal, semi-hard coking coal, semi-soft coking coal, and pulverized coal injection coal. The company supplies coal primarily to electricity generators, industrial facilities, and steel manufacturers. It also engages in marketing and brokering of coal from other coal producers; trading of coal and freight-related contracts, as well as provides transportation-related services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.93 to $15.54
• 50-Day Range: $14.98 to $22.00
• 52-Week Range: $14.87 to $29.94
• Volume: 4.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.75
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: $28.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Peabody Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Peabody Energy scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 269 stocks in the oils/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

Peabody Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Peabody Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 103.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Peabody Energy are expected to grow by 103.07% in the coming year, from $2.61 to $5.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Peabody Energy is 5.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Peabody Energy is 5.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 11.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Peabody Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.35% of the outstanding shares of Peabody Energy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Peabody Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Peabody Energy has recently decreased by 18.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Peabody Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.00%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Peabody Energy is 11.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Peabody Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.66% next year. This indicates that Peabody Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.35% of the outstanding shares of Peabody Energy have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Peabody Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Peabody Energy has recently decreased by 18.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.29

News Sentiment

Peabody Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.29. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Peabody Energy this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for BTU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Peabody Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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, Peabody Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.09% of the stock of Peabody Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.44% of the stock of Peabody Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BTU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BTU shares performed this year?

Peabody Energy's stock was trading at $20.94 at the start of the year. Since then, BTU stock has decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at $15.5260.
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How were Peabody Energy's earnings last quarter?

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 8.75%.

Is Peabody Energy buying back stock?

Peabody Energy's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, April 17th 2023, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 26.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Peabody Energy's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Peabody Energy include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.86%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (6.39%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.05%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Elliott Investment Management, Darren Ronald Yeates, Mark Spurbeck, Scott T Jarboe, Marc E Hathhorn and Nicholas J Chirekos.
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How do I buy shares of Peabody Energy?

Shares of BTU 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 Peabody Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Peabody Energy investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend: 11/14/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/04/2024
• Last Earnings: 2/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend: 2/19/2025
• Today: 2/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Bituminous coal & lignite - surface mining
• Sub-Industry: Coal
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BTU
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1064728
• Web: www.peabodyenergy.com
• Phone: (314) 342-3400
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 5,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $28.00
• High Stock Price Target: $34.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +80.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $370.90 million
• Net Margins: 8.75%
• Pretax Margin: 12.18%
• Return on Equity: 10.33%
• Return on Assets: 6.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $5.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.67
• Book Value: $30.52 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,500,000
• Free Float: 121,391,000
• Market Cap: $1.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95