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Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Thursday, August 1, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=185581)

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2024 earnings estimates for shares of Peabody Energy in a research note issued on Monday, July 22nd. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now anticipates that the coal producer will earn $0.53 per share for the q

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 227.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,699 shares of the coal producer's stoc

Texas Permanent School Fund Corp acquired a new stake in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 96,379 shares of the coal producer's stock, valued at approx

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Shares Down 2.9%

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 59,520 shares of th

Quantbot Technologies LP raised its position in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 469.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 93,200 shares of the coal producer's stock af

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lowered its position in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 17.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 250,373 shares of the coal producer's stock af

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System acquired a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 39,682 shares of the coal producer's stock, valued at approximately $974,000. Several

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 552.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 166,651 shares of t

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders acquired 20,512 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 66% compared to the typical volume of 12,364 call options.

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,484,316 shares of the coal produ

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Shares Gap Up to $21.59

Rheos Capital Works Inc. increased its stake in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 189.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 579,500 shares of the coal producer's stock after acquiring an additional 379,500

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,730,000 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the May 15th total of 16,820,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,770,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.4 days.

Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 214,128 shares of the coal producer's stock, valued at approxim

GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 32.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,193 shares of the coal producer's stoc

Gendell Jeffrey L lessened its stake in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,067,230 shares of the coal producer's stock after selling 127,244 shares during the qu

Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 214,128 shares of the coal producer's stock

Symmetry Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 43,200 shares of the coal producer's stock, va

UBS Group AG cut its holdings in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 36.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 302,395 shares of the coal producer's sto

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,820,000 shares, a drop of 12.0% from the April 30th total of 19,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,010,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.6 days.

Rovida Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 400,000 shares of the coal producer's stock after acquiring an a

BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 1,288.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 303,117 shares of the coal producer's stock after purchasing an additional

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 19,110,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the April 15th total of 18,020,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,300,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 4.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,147,834 shares of the coal producer's sto

Boston Partners grew its holdings in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) by 7.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,729,856 shares of the coal producer's stock after acquirin

LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 455,900 shares of the coal producer's stock, val

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The coal producer reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.30. Peabody Energy had a return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 11.62%. The firm had revenue of $983.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $980.03 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.69 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Peabody Energy from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday.

Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $28.00 price objective on shares of Peabody Energy in a report on Friday.

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of 0.075 per share by the coal producer on Wednesday, June 5th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%.