On Monday, Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) opened lower -2.10% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $15.25. Price fluctuations for BTU have ranged from $9.61 to $29.94 over the past 52 weeks.
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Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -85.64% at the time writing. With a float of $120.56 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $121.60 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 5600 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 17.08%, operating margin of 10.26%, and the pretax margin is 11.78%.
Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) Insider Activity
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 0.86%, while institutional ownership is 94.02%. 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) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -85.64% 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 1.77. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.43.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.67, a number that is poised to hit -0.01 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.55 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)
Looking closely at Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU), its last 5-days average volume was 3.95 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 4.62 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 88.03%.
During the past 100 days, Peabody Energy Corp’s (BTU) raw stochastic average was set at 87.21%, which indicates a significant increase from 82.46% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.68 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.75 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $13.84, while its 200-day Moving Average is $18.11. However, in the short run, Peabody Energy Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $15.33. Second resistance stands at $15.73. The third major resistance level sits at $16.03. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $14.63, it is likely to go to the next support level at $14.33. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $13.93.
Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) Key Stats
There are currently 121,600K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.82 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 937,000 K and its income totaled 34,400 K.
