Are Things Looking Up For Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU)?

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Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Thermal Coal industry segment. The current market capitalization of Peabody Energy Corp. is $2.96B. A total of 2.48 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.98M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Jarboe Scott T. sold 14,582 shares of BTU for 24.85 per share on Feb 27 ’24. After the transaction, the CAO and Corporate Secretary now owns 66,133 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23 ’24, Yeates Darren Ronald sold 25,793 shares at 24.71 per share. BTU shares that EVP & COO owns now total 80,367.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Spurbeck Mark disposed of 6,826 shares on Feb 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $24.57. This resulted in the EVP and CFO holding 75,464 shares of BTU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Yeates Darren Ronald sold 31,980 shares at $25.48 per share on Feb 12 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP & COO now total 78,307.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Peabody Energy Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.30%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.64. BTU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/21/2024 when it declared a $0.0750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/8/2023. 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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BTU has a high of $27.70 and a low of $17.71.

As of this writing, BTU has an earnings estimate of $BTC per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of BTF estimates, with a high estimate of $B2Gold Corp per share and a lower estimate of $British American Tobacco Indus.

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 $1.18B in debt and $931.70M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $27.56, 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.

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