CONSOL Energy Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:CEIX)

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CEIX - Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors bought 7,988 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 603% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,137 call options.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO John Rothka sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.56, for a total transaction of $189,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 13,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,239,492.48. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 2.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund bought a new stake in shares of CONSOL Energy during the third quarter worth $1,835,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in CONSOL Energy by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,208,213 shares of the company's stock worth $121,462,000 after buying an additional 445,155 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in CONSOL Energy by 6,046.4% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 142,350 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,310,000 after purchasing an additional 140,034 shares during the last quarter. Dalal Street LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CONSOL Energy by 94.9% during the 3rd quarter. Dalal Street LLC now owns 396,570 shares of the company's stock worth $41,604,000 after buying an additional 193,096 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of CONSOL Energy by 2,301.5% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 116,955 shares of the company's stock worth $12,270,000 after acquiring an additional 112,085 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, B. Riley decreased their price target on shares of CONSOL Energy from $100.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th.

CONSOL Energy Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE CEIX traded up $1.36 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $84.97. The stock had a trading volume of 418,883 shares, compared to its average volume of 581,469. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.32 and a beta of 1.76. CONSOL Energy has a fifty-two week low of $53.40 and a fifty-two week high of $114.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $83.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.58.

CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CEIX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $5.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.28 by $0.77. CONSOL Energy had a net margin of 25.53% and a return on equity of 49.80%. The company had revenue of $649.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $608.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.89 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that CONSOL Energy will post 11.02 EPS for the current year.

CONSOL Energy Company Profile

CONSOL Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bituminous coal in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) and CONSOL Marine Terminal. The company's PAMC segment engages in the mining, preparing, and marketing of bituminous coal to power generators, industrial end-users, and metallurgical end-users.