B. Riley Issues Positive Outlook for SunCoke Energy Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for SunCoke Energy from $0.15 to $0.20 per share, while forecasting a full-year earnings of $0.71 per share.
• SunCoke Energy's stock increased by 1.9%, reaching $7.59 with a current market cap of $642.22 million.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 6.3%.

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley increased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SunCoke Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for SunCoke Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.71 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SunCoke Energy's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The energy company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.13). The business had revenue of $434.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $348.05 million. SunCoke Energy had a net margin of 3.99% and a return on equity of 10.43%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share.

SunCoke Energy Price Performance

Shares of SXC traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $8.07. 903,687 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 959,676. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.81. The company has a market cap of $682.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.37 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. SunCoke Energy has a 1 year low of $7.18 and a 1 year high of $12.82.

Institutional Trading of SunCoke Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SXC. Walleye Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of SunCoke Energy by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 17,268 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,332 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 30,608 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 1,452 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 7.7% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 21,733 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $187,000 after buying an additional 1,547 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 0.7% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 223,115 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,917,000 after buying an additional 1,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 41.8% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,330 shares of the energy company's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. 90.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is currently 55.81%.

SunCoke Energy Company Profile

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.