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The closing price of Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) was $14.15 for the day, down -0.77% from the previous closing price of $14.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.9 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.02.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BTU’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.77 and its Current Ratio is at 2.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
On June 07, 2022, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $25 to $36.
The Benchmark Company Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 29, 2021, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $16.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Jarboe Scott T. sold 2,018 shares for $14.22 per share. The transaction valued at 28,696 led to the insider holds 77,619 shares of the business.
Grech James C. bought 6,684 shares of BTU for $100,059 on Feb 24 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 333,030 shares after completing the transaction at $14.97 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Spurbeck Mark, who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $29.52 each. As a result, the insider received 295,200 and left with 65,710 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BTU now has a Market Capitalization of 1720173056 and an Enterprise Value of 1384672000. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 27.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.33 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.967.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.51, which has changed by -0.37802196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BTU has reached a high of $29.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.42%.
Shares Statistics:
BTU traded an average of 5.04M shares per day over the past three months and 4753230 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.56M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.03% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1749772800 were 14690599 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1747267200 on 15532964. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14690599 and a Short% of Float of 16.830000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.3, BTU has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.30. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02103787
