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As of close of business last night, Peabody Energy Corp’s stock clocked out at $18.5, up 0.65% from its previous closing price of $18.38. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.76 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.34.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of BTU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.33. 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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 2249600000 and an Enterprise Value of 2106599936. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.522 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.739.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.58, which has changed by -0.10757357 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1725707 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 13.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.87%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that BTU traded 4.86M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3822500 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.63M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.83% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1755216000 were 13006413 with a Short Ratio of 2.67, compared to 1752537600 on 17827494. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13006413 and a Short% of Float of 14.899999.

Earnings Estimates

The current rating of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) reflects the combined expertise of 3.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.12, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of -$0.45.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.17 and -$0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.16. EPS for the following year is $1.89, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $1.31.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $986.53M. It ranges from a high estimate of $1B to a low estimate of $974M. As of the current estimate, Peabody Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.09BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $951.92M. There is a high estimate of $985M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $892.29M.

A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BTU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.24BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.87B and the low estimate is $4.18B.