Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE: BTU] loss -0.62% on the last trading session, reaching $5120000.0 price per share at the time.
Peabody Energy Corp represents 121.60 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $1.56 billion with the latest information. BTU stock price has been found in the range of $12.595 to $13.04.
If compared to the average trading volume of 5.12M shares, BTU reached a trading volume of 5467170 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Peabody Energy Corp [BTU]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BTU shares is $18.70 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BTU stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BMO Capital Markets have made an estimate for Peabody Energy Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on December 16, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price from $25 to $36. The new note on the price target was released on June 07, 2022, representing the official price target for Peabody Energy Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $16, while The Benchmark Company analysts kept a Buy rating on BTU stock. On October 04, 2021, analysts increased their price target for BTU shares from 15 to 22.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.42, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.73.
Trading performance analysis for BTU stock
Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -10.23. With this latest performance, BTU shares dropped by -11.29% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -37.91% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -38.83% in the past year of trading.
Peabody Energy Corp [BTU]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.33% and a Gross Margin at 9.59%. Peabody Energy Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.75%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 6.41%, with Return on Assets sitting at 6.41%.
Peabody Energy Corp [BTU]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BTU. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Peabody Energy Corp go to 2.01%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Peabody Energy Corp [BTU]
There are presently around $94.97%, or 95.59% of BTU stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BTU stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 17.15 million shares, which is approximately 13.6105%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 14.07 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$311.31 million in BTU stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$160.48 million in BTU stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7581%.
