Peabody Energy Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NYSE:BTU)

Peabody Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BTU."

Peabody Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.145 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 29th. View Peabody Energy's Dividend History.

Peabody Energy announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, November 21st 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The coal producer reported ($0.81) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.64. The coal producer had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. Peabody Energy had a net margin of 6.92% and a return on equity of 6.72%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 EPS. View Peabody Energy's Earnings History.

Peabody Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Peabody Energy.

8 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Peabody Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Peabody Energy's share price to reach $26.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 176.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Peabody Energy.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Peabody Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Peabody Energy.

News headlines about BTU stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Peabody Energy earned a news sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the coal producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Peabody Energy.

Peabody Energy saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,830,000 shares, an increase of 36.1% from the September 30th total of 3,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,130,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Currently, 4.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Peabody Energy's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Peabody Energy include Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Arch Coal (ARCH), Contura Energy (CNTE), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Rhino Resource Partners (RHNO), Cloud Peak Energy (CLDPQ), Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLPQ) and Puda Coal (PUDA).

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Peabody Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.72%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.40%), Mackay Shields LLC (0.17%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.15%), Dupont Capital Management Corp (0.12%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.11%). Company insiders that own Peabody Energy stock include A Verona Dorch, Amy B Schwetz, Charles F Meintjes, George John Schuller Jr, Glenn L Kellow, International LP Elliott, Kemal Williamson and Paul V Richard. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Peabody Energy.

BTU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Alberta Investment Management Corp, Dupont Capital Management Corp, SG Americas Securities LLC, Mackay Shields LLC and Hancock Whitney Corp. Company insiders that have sold Peabody Energy company stock in the last year include A Verona Dorch, Amy B Schwetz, Charles F Meintjes, George John Schuller Jr, Glenn L Kellow and Paul V Richard. View Insider Buying and Selling for Peabody Energy.

BTU stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Strs Ohio, Rhumbline Advisers, Systematic Financial Management LP, Meeder Asset Management Inc. and First Midwest Bank Trust Division. View Insider Buying and Selling for Peabody Energy.

Shares of BTU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BTU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.51.

Peabody Energy has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion and generates $5.58 billion in revenue each year. The coal producer earns $646.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.15 on an earnings per share basis. Peabody Energy employs 7,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Peabody Energy.

The official website for Peabody Energy is http://www.peabodyenergy.com/.

Peabody Energy's mailing address is 701 MARKET ST, ST LOUIS MO, 63101. The coal producer can be reached via phone at 314-342-3400 or via email at [email protected]