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Peabody Energy (BTU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.29 +0.45 (+3.03%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.32 +0.04 (+0.23%)
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About Peabody Energy Stock (NYSE:BTU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.11
$15.37
50-Day Range
$12.72
$15.29
52-Week Range
$9.61
$29.94
Volume
5.00 million shs
Average Volume
3.67 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.86 billion
P/E Ratio
5.71
Dividend Yield
1.96%
Price Target
$23.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Peabody Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

BTU MarketRank™: 

Peabody Energy scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 266 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Peabody Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Peabody Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Peabody Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Peabody Energy are expected to grow by 103.07% in the coming year, from $2.61 to $5.30 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Peabody Energy is 5.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.25.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Peabody Energy is 5.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 65.07.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Peabody Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Peabody Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    15.31% of the float of Peabody Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Peabody Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Peabody Energy has recently increased by 26.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Peabody Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Peabody Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Peabody Energy is 11.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Peabody Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.66% next year. This indicates that Peabody Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Peabody Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    15.31% of the float of Peabody Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Peabody Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Peabody Energy has recently increased by 26.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Peabody Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Peabody Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for BTU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 157% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Peabody Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Peabody Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.41% of the stock of Peabody Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.44% of the stock of Peabody Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Peabody Energy's insider trading history.
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BTU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Peabody Energy's stock was trading at $20.94 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BTU stock has decreased by 27.0% and is now trading at $15.29.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The coal producer reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.20. Peabody Energy's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Peabody Energy include Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.06%), Vista Investment Partners LLC (0.03%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%) and Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Elliott Investment Management, Darren Ronald Yeates, Mark Spurbeck, Scott T Jarboe and Nicholas J Chirekos.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BTU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Peabody Energy investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/06/2025
Record date for 6/4 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
6/04/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
COAL
Sub-Industry
Coal
Current Symbol
NYSE:BTU
CIK
1064728
Employees
5,600
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$26.00
Low Price Target
$19.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+53.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.71
Forward P/E Ratio
5.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$370.90 million
Net Margins
8.73%
Pretax Margin
11.78%
Return on Equity
10.05%
Return on Assets
6.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.09
Current Ratio
2.36
Quick Ratio
1.77

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.24 billion
Price / Sales
0.44
Cash Flow
$5.95 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.57
Book Value
$30.52 per share
Price / Book
0.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
121,600,000
Free Float
121,101,000
Market Cap
$1.86 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:BTU) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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