Q3 Earnings Estimate for Peabody Energy Issued By B. Riley

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Peabody Energy to ($0.19) from ($0.20), maintaining a "Buy" rating with a $24.00 price target.
• Peabody Energy reported a 14.6% decline in revenue year-over-year for the latest quarter, with an earnings miss of ($0.06) against the consensus estimate of ($0.04).
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, yielding 0.9%, with a payout ratio of 29.13%.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - B. Riley lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Peabody Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 7th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the coal producer will post earnings of ($0.19) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.20). 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 ($0.18) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.30) EPS.

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

BTU has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group upped their target price on Peabody Energy from $17.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Peabody Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Peabody Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.20.

Peabody Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BTU opened at $31.76 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Peabody Energy has a twelve month low of $9.61 and a twelve month high of $33.28. The stock's 50 day moving average is $20.40 and its 200-day moving average is $16.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.84 and a beta of 0.67.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Peabody Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.13%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Peabody Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Peabody Energy by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,208,031 shares of the coal producer's stock worth $123,572,000 after buying an additional 1,487,531 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Peabody Energy by 5.5% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,071,360 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $54,638,000 after buying an additional 212,583 shares during the last quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. raised its stake in Peabody Energy by 0.5% during the second quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 3,916,934 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $52,565,000 after buying an additional 18,920 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Peabody Energy by 1.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,009,472 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $40,395,000 after buying an additional 40,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sourcerock Group LLC purchased a new position in Peabody Energy during the second quarter valued at $28,092,000. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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