Jane Street Group LLC Acquires 446,163 Shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) by 67.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,111,217 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 446,163 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 1.32% of SunCoke Energy worth $11,890,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 257.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 202,890 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,763,000 after acquiring an additional 146,065 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 852,051 shares of the energy company's stock worth $7,396,000 after purchasing an additional 191,235 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in SunCoke Energy by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 69,326 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $742,000 after buying an additional 12,024 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in SunCoke Energy by 25.5% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 59,462 shares of the energy company's stock worth $636,000 after buying an additional 12,075 shares during the period. 90.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SunCoke Energy Stock Performance

Shares of SXC stock traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $8.73. 98,509 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 901,825. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $738.75 million, a P/E ratio of 7.80 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $7.47 and a fifty-two week high of $12.82.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. SunCoke Energy had a net margin of 4.95% and a return on equity of 14.31%. The firm had revenue of $436.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $371.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS. The business's revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.50%. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is 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.