Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 137,744 Shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP cut its stake in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,940,787 shares of the energy company's stock after selling 137,744 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 7.06% of SunCoke Energy worth $63,566,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 257.0% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 202,890 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,763,000 after buying an additional 146,065 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 852,051 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $7,396,000 after purchasing an additional 191,235 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of SunCoke Energy by 71.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the energy company's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its position in SunCoke Energy by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 69,326 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $742,000 after buying an additional 12,024 shares during the period. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in SunCoke Energy by 25.5% in the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 59,462 shares of the energy company's stock worth $636,000 after acquiring an additional 12,075 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.45% of the company's stock.

SunCoke Energy Stock Performance

Shares of SXC stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.15. 897,448 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 904,610. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.47 and a 52-week high of $12.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $774.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.17 and a beta of 1.18.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The energy company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.03. SunCoke Energy had a return on equity of 14.31% and a net margin of 4.95%. The business had revenue of $436.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $371.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.23 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SunCoke Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.25%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. SunCoke Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 44.04%.

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.