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

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

Peabody Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 16th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $0.145 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 29th. View Peabody Energy's Dividend History.

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The coal producer reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.97) by $0.76. The coal producer earned $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion. Peabody Energy had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 1.83%. The company's revenue was down 20.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.97 EPS. View Peabody Energy's Earnings History.

Peabody Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Peabody Energy.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Peabody Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Peabody Energy's stock price to reach $26.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 274.6% 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 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Peabody Energy.

News articles about BTU stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Peabody Energy earned a news sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the coal producer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Peabody Energy.

Peabody Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,790,000 shares, an increase of 36.4% from the December 31st total of 7,180,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,680,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.8 days. Currently, 10.3% 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), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Contura Energy (CNTE), Rhino Resource Partners (RHNO), Cloud Peak Energy (CLDPQ), Westmoreland Resource Partners (WMLPQ) and Puda Coal (PUDA).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Peabody Energy investors own include Peabody Energy (BTUUQ), AbbVie (ABBV), Replimune Group (REPL), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Canopy Growth (CGC), IBM (IBM), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), General Electric (GE) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Peabody Energy's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Contrarian Capital Management L.L.C. (5.17%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.75%), State Street Corp (3.69%), Platinum Investment Management Ltd. (3.62%), Hosking Partners LLP (1.94%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.42%). 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, Marc E Hathhorn 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 Contrarian Capital Management L.L.C., Alliancebernstein L.P., Man Group plc, Mackay Shields LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC and Geode Capital Management LLC. 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, Marc E Hathhorn 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 State Street Corp, Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Hosking Partners LLP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Magnolia Group LLC and FMR LLC. 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 $6.94.

Peabody Energy has a market capitalization of $742.58 million and generates $4.62 billion in revenue each year. The coal producer earns $-211,300,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.54 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]