SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) Shares Acquired by Squarepoint Ops LLC

Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) by 329.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,229 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 46,975 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC owned about 0.07% of SunCoke Energy worth $655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 933,091 shares of the energy company's stock worth $9,984,000 after acquiring an additional 125,414 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in SunCoke Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $469,000. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 59.9% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 324,664 shares of the energy company's stock worth $3,474,000 after purchasing an additional 121,600 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 104.9% during the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 136,500 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,461,000 after buying an additional 69,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,082,691 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $32,985,000 after buying an additional 306,356 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.45% of the company's stock.

SunCoke Energy Stock Down 1.3%

NYSE:SXC traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $8.14. 436,129 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 923,997. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $7.47 and a fifty-two week high of $12.82. The company has a market capitalization of $688.64 million, a PE ratio of 7.26 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.86.

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

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.90%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is currently 44.04%.

About SunCoke Energy

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.