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As of close of business last night, Peabody Energy Corp’s stock clocked out at $12.60, up 0.16% from its previous closing price of $12.58. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.88 million shares were traded. BTU stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.51.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BTU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.68 and its Current Ratio is at 2.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 1531744256 and an Enterprise Value of 1356851968. As of this moment, Peabody’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.32 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.912.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTU is 0.49, which has changed by -0.42570645 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 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 -4.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -38.12%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BTU traded 5.05M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4644650 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 121.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.63M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.31% stake in the company. Shares short for BTU as of 1744675200 were 16843910 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1741910400 on 17047420. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16843910 and a Short% of Float of 19.299999.
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 0.023847379
