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The price of Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) closed at $18.89 in the last session, up 1.18% from day before closing price of $18.67. In other words, the price has increased by $1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.59 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.945 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.15.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BTU’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 2.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’24 when Spurbeck Mark sold 10,000 shares for $29.52 per share. The transaction valued at 295,200 led to the insider holds 65,710 shares of the business.
Spurbeck Mark bought 10,000 shares of BTU for $295,212 on Nov 06 ’24. On Feb 27 ’24, another insider, Jarboe Scott T., who serves as the CAO and Corporate Secretary of the company, sold 14,582 shares for $24.85 each. As a result, the insider received 362,363 and left with 66,133 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 2295134976 and an Enterprise Value of 2006434944. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.461 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.2.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.97, which has changed by -0.28412575 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 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 $17.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.94%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BTU traded on average about 2.71M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3229620 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 121.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.57M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.43% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1735603200 were 12734012 with a Short Ratio of 4.71, compared to 1732838400 on 12851187. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12734012 and a Short% of Float of 14.050001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BTU is 0.30, which was 0.3 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01606856
