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The price of Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) closed at $23.44 in the last session, down -1.97% from day before closing price of $23.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.97 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.225.
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 3.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.70 and its Current Ratio is at 2.06. 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 the company, Jefferies on June 07, 2022, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $36 from $25 previously.
On October 29, 2021, The Benchmark Company Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $16.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 04, 2021, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $15 to $22.
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 Feb 27 ’24 when Jarboe Scott T. sold 14,582 shares for $24.85 per share. The transaction valued at 362,363 led to the insider holds 66,133 shares of the business.
Yeates Darren Ronald sold 25,793 shares of BTU for $637,345 on Feb 23 ’24. The EVP & COO now owns 80,367 shares after completing the transaction at $24.71 per share. On Feb 23 ’24, another insider, Spurbeck Mark, who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 6,826 shares for $24.57 each. As a result, the insider received 167,715 and left with 75,464 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 2983724544 and an Enterprise Value of 2559571200. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.517 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.804.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BTU has reached a high of $27.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BTU traded on average about 3.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2849260 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 128.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 127.76M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.76% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1711584000 were 17322622 with a Short Ratio of 5.09, compared to 1709164800 on 16793338. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17322622 and a Short% of Float of 17.969999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BTU is 0.30, which was 0.225 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009410288
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) is the result of assessments by 4.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.31 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.32 and a low estimate of $0.3, while EPS last year was $1.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.8, with high estimates of $0.95 and low estimates of $0.71.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.05 and $2.48 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.1. EPS for the following year is $2.7, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $3.15 and $2.15.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $991.07M. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.01B to a low estimate of $979M. As of the current estimate, Peabody Energy Corp.’s year-ago sales were $1.23BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.12B. There is a high estimate of $1.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.09B.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BTU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.95BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.28B and the low estimate is $4.06B.
