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The closing price of Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) was $29.31 for the day, up 3.64% from the previous closing price of $28.28. In other words, the price has increased by $3.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.38 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.02.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BTU’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 2.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on July 15, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On December 16, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $26. Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on June 07, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $25 to $36.
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 3564096000 and an Enterprise Value of 3421095936. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.847 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.061.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.50, which has changed by 0.109806895 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16766965 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 53.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 81.37%.
Shares Statistics:
BTU traded an average of 5.16M shares per day over the past three months and 6587960 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.86M. Insiders hold about 6.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.36% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1757894400 were 13748130 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1755216000 on 13006413. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13748130 and a Short% of Float of 15.75.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.14, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of -$0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.35 and -$0.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.35. EPS for the following year is $2.27, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $1.53.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1B to a low estimate of $980.09M. As of. The current estimate, Peabody Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.09BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $956.99M. There is a high estimate of $985M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $904.57M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BTU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.24BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.6B and the low estimate is $4.27B.
