Apis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 310,000 shares of the coal producer’s stock, valued at approximately $9,207,000. Peabody Energy accounts for about 1.6% of Apis Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.
Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its stake in Peabody Energy by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 15,120 shares of the coal producer’s stock valued at $449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,641 shares in the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth $325,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in shares of Peabody Energy by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 235,541 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $6,996,000 after purchasing an additional 37,580 shares during the period. PDT Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Peabody Energy by 485.3% during the 4th quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 72,060 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $2,140,000 after purchasing an additional 59,749 shares during the period. Finally, Abel Hall LLC bought a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth $238,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.44% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BTU. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Peabody Energy in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research cut Peabody Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. B. Riley Financial cut Peabody Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Peabody Energy from $32.00 to $30.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Peabody Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.13.
Peabody Energy Stock Performance
Shares of BTU stock opened at $25.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.87. Peabody Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $12.58 and a fifty-two week high of $41.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $26.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.96. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.84 and a beta of 0.36.
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The coal producer reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.40). The company had revenue of $973.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $977.42 million. Peabody Energy had a negative net margin of 3.07% and a negative return on equity of 2.80%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. Analysts expect that Peabody Energy Corporation will post 0.48 earnings per share for the current year.
Peabody Energy Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Peabody Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -30.30%.
About Peabody Energy
Peabody Energy Corporation is one of the world’s largest private-sector coal companies, engaged primarily in the production and sale of metallurgical and thermal coal. The company’s operations span surface and underground mines, serving utilities, steel mills and other industrial customers that rely on coal as an essential component in power generation and steelmaking. Peabody’s product portfolio includes high-energy thermal coal for electricity generation and low-volatile metallurgical coal used in steel production, reflecting its diverse end-market reach.
Founded in 1883, Peabody Energy has grown from a regional mining concern into a global energy supplier.
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