Nwam LLC Trims Stock Position in Peabody Energy Corporation $BTU

Nwam LLC trimmed its stake in Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTUFree Report) by 25.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 78,501 shares of the coal producer’s stock after selling 27,208 shares during the quarter. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Peabody Energy were worth $2,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new stake in Peabody Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $90,603,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,345,000. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,219,000. Phoenix Financial Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Peabody Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,125,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp raised its position in shares of Peabody Energy by 82.7% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 103,501 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $3,074,000 after acquiring an additional 46,843 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.44% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on BTU shares. UBS Group dropped their price target on Peabody Energy from $32.00 to $30.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Peabody Energy from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Zacks Research raised Peabody Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, B. Riley Financial cut shares of Peabody Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $42.00 to $30.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Peabody Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.12.

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Peabody Energy Price Performance

BTU stock opened at $23.56 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $25.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.16. Peabody Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $14.25 and a 52-week high of $41.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.79 and a beta of 0.38.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTUGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $977.42 million. Peabody Energy had a negative return on equity of 2.80% and a negative net margin of 3.07%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Peabody Energy Corporation will post 0.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. Peabody Energy’s payout ratio is currently -30.30%.

Peabody Energy Profile

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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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