Can Peabody Energy Corp’s (BTU) hike of 14.34% in a week be considered a lucky break?

On Thursday, Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) remained unchanged from the previous day of trading 4.99% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $12.23. Price fluctuations for BTU have ranged from $9.61 to $29.94 over the past 52 weeks.

A company in the Energy sector has jumped its sales by 3.35% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -73.14% at the time writing. With a float of $120.63 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $121.40 million.

In an organization with 5600 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 10.99%, operating margin of 6.32%, and the pretax margin is 12.41%.

Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Thermal Coal industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Peabody Energy Corp is 0.77%, while institutional ownership is 91.25%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 03 ’25, was worth 28,696. In this transaction CAO and Corporate Secretary of this company sold 2,018 shares at a rate of $14.22, taking the stock ownership to the 77,619 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 24 ’25, when Company’s President and CEO bought 6,684 for $14.97, making the entire transaction worth $100,059. This insider now owns 333,030 shares in total.

Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) Latest Financial update

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.16 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -73.14% per share during the next fiscal year.

Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Peabody Energy Corp (BTU). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.68. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.38. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 8.13.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.69, a number that is poised to hit 0.04 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.29 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 5.95 million. That was better than the volume of 4.72 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 70.86%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.05.

During the past 100 days, Peabody Energy Corp’s (BTU) raw stochastic average was set at 17.30%, which indicates a significant decrease from 75.82% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 115.44% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 63.95% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $13.77, while its 200-day Moving Average is $20.68. However, in the short run, Peabody Energy Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $13.09. Second resistance stands at $13.33. The third major resistance level sits at $13.75. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $12.42, it is likely to go to the next support level at $12.01. The third support level lies at $11.76 if the price breaches the second support level.

Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) Key Stats

There are currently 121,567K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.56 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,237 M according to its annual income of 370,900 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,123 M and its income totaled 30,600 K.