B. Riley Has Negative Outlook for SunCoke Energy Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at B. Riley have revised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for SunCoke Energy to $0.14, slightly down from $0.15, with a full-year consensus estimate for 2025 at $0.71 per share.
• SunCoke Energy's stock has experienced a decline of 3.5%, trading at $7.28, and has a market capitalization of approximately $615.95 million.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12, yielding 6.6%, with a payout ratio of 55.81%, highlighting its commitment to returning value to shareholders.

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of SunCoke Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 6th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the energy company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 FY2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $434.10 million for 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%. SunCoke Energy'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 Stock Performance

SXC traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $7.61. 913,185 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 948,590. The stock has a market capitalization of $643.92 million, a P/E ratio of 8.87 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The company's fifty day moving average price is $8.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.82. SunCoke Energy has a 52-week low of $7.18 and a 52-week high of $12.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SunCoke Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in SunCoke Energy by 59.1% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 38,361 shares of the energy company's stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 14,257 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,993,020 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $74,825,000 after purchasing an additional 19,644 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 55,152 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $590,000 after purchasing an additional 7,338 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 105.8% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 76,250 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 39,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 841,862 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $9,008,000 after purchasing an additional 19,269 shares during the last quarter. 90.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SunCoke Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. SunCoke Energy's dividend payout ratio is 55.81%.

About SunCoke Energy

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.