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The closing price of Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) was $14.68 for the day, down -3.93% from the previous closing price of $15.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.68 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.2412 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.55.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BTU’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.77 and its Current Ratio is at 2.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 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:
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 1784603648 and an Enterprise Value of 1537888000. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.367 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.185.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.58, which has changed by -0.3492908 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 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 12.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.94%.
Shares Statistics:
BTU traded an average of 5.54M shares per day over the past three months and 6334530 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.66M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.25% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1745971200 were 15351022 with a Short Ratio of 2.77, compared to 1743379200 on 15108619. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15351022 and a Short% of Float of 17.59.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.3, BTU has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.30. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01963351
