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In the latest session, Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) closed at $18.07 down -2.01% from its previous closing price of $18.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.1 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.02.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Peabody Energy Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.14. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2195504896 and an Enterprise Value of 1906804992. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.438 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.091.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.96, which has changed by -0.3093633 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 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 -17.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.92%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BTU has traded an average of 2.85M shares per day and 3043090 over the past ten 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 93.98% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1736899200 were 13940218 with a Short Ratio of 4.89, compared to 1734048000 on 12852844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13940218 and a Short% of Float of 15.379999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BTU is 0.30, from 0.3 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01626898
