Equities Analysts Set Expectations for SunCoke Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:SXC)

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of SunCoke Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.61 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for SunCoke Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.86 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of SunCoke Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of SunCoke Energy in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd.

SunCoke Energy Price Performance

SXC traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.30. 567,198 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 658,277. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.16. SunCoke Energy has a twelve month low of $6.71 and a twelve month high of $11.48. The company has a market cap of $865.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50 and a beta of 1.19.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The energy company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. SunCoke Energy had a return on equity of 9.48% and a net margin of 2.97%. The business had revenue of $488.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $549.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.19 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. SunCoke Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.34%.

Insider Activity at SunCoke Energy

In other news, CEO Michael G. Rippey sold 122,533 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.11, for a total transaction of $1,361,341.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 521,073 shares in the company, valued at $5,789,121.03. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other SunCoke Energy news, CEO Michael G. Rippey sold 122,533 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.11, for a total transaction of $1,361,341.63. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 521,073 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,789,121.03. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael G. Rippey sold 78,714 shares of SunCoke Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total value of $870,576.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 342,359 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,786,490.54. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 251,572 shares of company stock worth $2,781,834 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.73% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of SunCoke Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in SunCoke Energy during the third quarter worth $30,000. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new stake in shares of SunCoke Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in SunCoke Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. AJOVista LLC acquired a new position in SunCoke Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $77,000. Finally, Optas LLC acquired a new position in SunCoke Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $108,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.45% of the company's stock.

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.