What is B. Riley's Forecast for Peabody Energy Q2 Earnings?

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Peabody Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the coal producer will post earnings per share of ($0.10) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.02). B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Peabody Energy's current full-year earnings is $2.61 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Peabody Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The coal producer reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.20. Peabody Energy had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 10.33%. The firm had revenue of $937.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $976.57 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, Benchmark dropped their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th.

Peabody Energy Price Performance

NYSE:BTU traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $14.29. 652,527 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,400,518. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 2.15. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $13.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.94. Peabody Energy has a 1 year low of $9.61 and a 1 year high of $29.94. The company has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 5.29 and a beta of 0.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Peabody Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BTU. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 167.2% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,189 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Peabody Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 315.0% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,125 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,613 shares during the period. Byrne Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 63.3% in the fourth quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Peabody Energy by 70.7% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,092 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares during the period. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Peabody Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.19%.

About Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, India, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, France, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, Other U.S.