Northern Trust Corp Has $9.98 Million Holdings in SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) by 15.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 933,091 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 125,414 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned approximately 1.11% of SunCoke Energy worth $9,984,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in SunCoke Energy by 835.6% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,630 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 3,242 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 61.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,082 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 2,307 shares in the last quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in SunCoke Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $118,000. Navellier & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 11,323 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in SunCoke Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $125,000. 90.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

SunCoke Energy Price Performance

NYSE SXC traded up $0.04 during trading on Friday, reaching $8.40. 563,013 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 910,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 2.22. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $9.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.09. The company has a market cap of $711.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.50 and a beta of 1.18. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.47 and a 1-year high of $12.82.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The energy company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $436.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $371.60 million. SunCoke Energy had a return on equity of 14.31% and a net margin of 4.95%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.

SunCoke Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is 44.04%.

SunCoke Energy Profile

SunCoke Energy, Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers.