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Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) closed the day trading at $19.29 down -1.08% from the previous closing price of $19.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.12 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.1.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BTU, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.28. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2343735040 and an Enterprise Value of 2055035008. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.473 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.253.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BTU has reached a high of $29.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.79%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BTU traded about 2.50M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BTU traded about 2509170 shares per day. A total of 121.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.67M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.78% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1734048000 were 12852844 with a Short Ratio of 5.14, compared to 1731628800 on 13653620. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12852844 and a Short% of Float of 14.180000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
BTU’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.30, up from 0.3 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015384616
