What is B. Riley's Estimate for Peabody Energy Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• B. Riley has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Peabody Energy down from $0.04 to ($0.20), while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $24.00.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings report showed ($0.06) EPS, missing estimates, with a revenue decline of 14.6% year-over-year.
• Peabody Energy has recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, representing a yield of 1.6% and a payout ratio of 29.13%.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Peabody Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the coal producer will post earnings of ($0.20) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.04. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $24.00 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.74 EPS.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The coal producer reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($0.02). Peabody Energy had a return on equity of 4.41% and a net margin of 3.43%.The business had revenue of $890.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $944.27 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.42 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

BTU has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Peabody Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. UBS Group upped their target price on Peabody Energy from $14.00 to $15.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Peabody Energy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.90.

Peabody Energy Stock Performance

NYSE BTU traded up $1.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.03. The stock had a trading volume of 7,158,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,689,183. Peabody Energy has a 52-week low of $9.61 and a 52-week high of $29.94. The stock has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.45 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $16.79 and a 200 day moving average of $14.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 2.21.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Peabody Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BTU. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in Peabody Energy by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 385,988 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $8,083,000 after acquiring an additional 34,425 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $2,370,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $628,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Peabody Energy by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 71,993 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $1,508,000 after acquiring an additional 2,737 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in Peabody Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,179,000. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Peabody Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.13%.

Peabody Energy Company Profile

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.