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 SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.19, or -1.99%, to $9.38. The SunCoke Energy Inc. has recorded 410,034 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. REPORTS RECORD SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Coking Coal industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $9.57 and fluctuated between $9.73 as its day high and $9.48 as its day low. The current market capitalization of SunCoke Energy Inc. is $802.44M. A total of 0.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 579.65K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, SXC has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 16,531 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 27 BUYs and 20 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 596,500 shares during that period but sold 247,406.
In the most recent transaction, Hardesty Phillip Michael sold 16,531 shares of SXC for 9.27 per share on Aug 31. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 182,502 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 02, Hardesty Phillip Michael sold 13,778 shares at 9.97 per share. SXC shares that Senior Vice President owns now total 206,050.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hardesty Phillip Michael disposed of 17,778 shares on Feb 28 at a per-share price of $9.47. This resulted in the Senior Vice President holding 199,033 shares of SXC after the transaction.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. SunCoke Energy Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.03. SXC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/16/2023 when it declared a $0.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/1/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 5/17/2023. The SXC stock dividend was $0.08 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 SXC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $11.00 with high estimates of $11.00 and low estimates of $11.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SXC has a high of $10.43 and a low of $5.72.
As of this writing, SXC has an earnings estimate of $0.18 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.19 per share and a lower estimate of $0.18. The company reported an EPS of $0.19 in the last quarter, which was 5.60% higher than expectations of $0.18.
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. SXC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $63.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $613.60M in debt and $182.20M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $7.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $535.40M.
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 SXC is Buy with a score of 4.00.
