NYSE:BTU - Peabody Energy Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Peabody Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Wednesday, June 12th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 21st. This is a positive change from Peabody Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View Peabody Energy's Dividend History.

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

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 1st. The coal producer reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.65. The coal producer had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24 billion. Peabody Energy had a net margin of 10.61% and a return on equity of 12.55%. Peabody Energy's revenue was down 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.83 EPS. View Peabody Energy's Earnings History.

Peabody Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Peabody Energy.

8 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Peabody Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $47.00. On average, they expect Peabody Energy's share price to reach $38.4286 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 67.5% 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 3 hold ratings and 5 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 very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Peabody Energy earned a coverage optimism score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the coal producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Peabody Energy.

Some companies that are related to Peabody Energy include Yanzhou Coal Mining (YZCAY), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Arch Coal (ARCH), Contura Energy (CNTE), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Rhino Resource Partners (RHNO), Cloud Peak Energy (CLD), Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLPQ), Alliance Holdings GP (AHGP), Puda Coal (PUDA), Westmoreland Coal (WLB) and Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLP).

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Peabody Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.21%), Hosking Partners LLP (1.22%), Thornburg Investment Management Inc. (1.19%), AJO LP (1.17%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.53%) and FMR LLC (0.50%). Company insiders that own Peabody Energy stock include A Verona Dorch, Amy B Schwetz, Charles F Meintjes, Discovery Capital Management,, George John Schuller Jr, Glenn L Kellow, International LP Elliott, Kemal Williamson, Michael Bruno John Fr England, Paul Eugene Wood 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 Citigroup Inc., Boston Partners, TD Asset Management Inc., DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Hosking Partners LLP and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.. 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, International LP Elliott and Paul V Richard. View Insider Buying and Selling for Peabody Energy.

BTU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AJO LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., FMR LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC and Acadian Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Peabody Energy stock in the last two years include Michael Bruno John Fr England and Paul Eugene Wood. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BTU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.94.

Peabody Energy has a market capitalization of $2.45 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]