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

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Peabody Energy in a note issued to investors 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 prior forecast of ($0.02). B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $19.00 target price 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The coal producer reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $937.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $976.57 million. Peabody Energy had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 10.33%. The business's revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share.

Separately, Benchmark reduced 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 Stock Up 4.6%

Shares of BTU stock traded up $0.67 on Monday, hitting $15.28. 5,098,650 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,397,029. The company has a current ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 0.49. Peabody Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.61 and a fifty-two week high of $29.94. The business has a 50-day moving average of $12.98 and a 200 day moving average of $18.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BTU. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 117.6% during the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,406,307 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $19,055,000 after acquiring an additional 760,155 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of Peabody Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $15,352,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 113.5% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,350,855 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $28,287,000 after acquiring an additional 718,274 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $7,331,000. Finally, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,565,000. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.96%. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio 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.