After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) shows that investor sentiment remained same, with the stock’s consolidated last price remained same to $22.59. The Peabody Energy Corporation has recorded 19,230 volume in the after hours trading session. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Peabody Reports Results For Quarter Ended June 30, 2023.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Thermal Coal industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $22.59 and fluctuated between $22.69 as its day high and $22.04 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Peabody Energy Corporation is $2.95B. A total of 2.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.98M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, BTU has seen 5 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 4,550 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 31 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 237,786 shares during that period but sold 3,037,409.
In the most recent transaction, Elliott Investment Management sold 257,296 shares of BTU for 28.40 per share on Mar 03. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 21,109,807 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24, Spurbeck Mark sold 21,070 shares at 25.88 per share. BTU shares that EVP and CFO owns now total 67,108.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Jarboe Scott T. disposed of 11,573 shares on Feb 24 at a per-share price of $25.88. This resulted in the CAO and Corporate Secretary holding 62,930 shares of BTU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Elliott Investment Management sold 211,912 shares at $28.63 per share on Feb 17. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 21,367,103.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Peabody Energy Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.33%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.76. BTU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/9/2023 when it declared a $0.0750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/30/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/31/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 5/10/2023. The BTU stock dividend was $0.0750 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for BTU in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $26.00 with high estimates of $28.00 and low estimates of $24.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BTU has a high of $32.89 and a low of $17.71.
As of this writing, BTU has an earnings estimate of $0.83 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.02 per share and a lower estimate of $0.7. The company reported an EPS of $1.68 in the last quarter, which was 20.90% higher than expectations of $1.39.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. BTU’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $954.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.17B in debt and $914.50M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.21, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.82B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BTU is Buy with a score of 4.50.
