Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] stock prices are up 5.75% to $28.14 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BTU shares have gain 4.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.61%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE: BTU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 07, 2022, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $36 from $25. Previously, The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating to Buy on October 29, 2021, and kept the price target unchanged to $16. On October 04, 2021, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $22 on the stock. Vertical Research downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $3 on August 07, 2020. Clarksons Platou downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on March 20, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $4. In a note dated February 07, 2020, The Benchmark Company initiated an Hold rating.
The stock price of Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] has been fluctuating between $20.21 and $29.94 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.5 within the next 12 months. Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE: BTU] shares were valued at $28.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.27% based on the average BTU price forecast.
Analyzing the BTU fundamentals
The Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE:BTU] reported sales of 4.27B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -1.63%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.09.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 27.16 points at the first support level, and at 26.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.70, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE:BTU]’s Current Ratio is 2.32. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.75, while the Cash Ratio is 0.99. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.80, the price to book ratio is 0.94 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Spurbeck Mark, EVP and CFO, that happened on Nov 06 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Spurbeck Mark completed a deal on Nov 06 ’24 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, CAO and Corporate Secretary Jarboe Scott T. sold 14582.0 shares on Feb 27 ’24.
