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Stocks Info
Peabody Energy Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Thermal Coal industry. The current market capitalization of Peabody Energy Corp is $2.34B. A total of 3.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.73M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Spurbeck Mark sold 10,000 shares of BTU for 29.52 per share on Nov 06 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and CFO now owns 65,710 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’24, Spurbeck Mark bought 10,000 shares at 29.52 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Jarboe Scott T. disposed of 14,582 shares on Feb 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $24.85. This resulted in the CAO and Corporate Secretary holding 66,133 shares of BTU after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Yeates Darren Ronald sold 25,793 shares at $24.71 per share on Feb 23 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP & COO now total 80,367.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Peabody Energy Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.55%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.11. BTU’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.21% when it declared a $0.0750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/14/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.35%. The BTU stock dividend was $0.0750 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BTU has a high of $29.94 and a low of $17.73.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. BTU’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $954.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.18B in debt and $931.70M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.82B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BTU is Buy with a score of 5.00.
