Natixis Advisors LLC Takes Position in SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

Natixis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 22,756 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $243,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Navellier & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 11,323 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 46,022 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 1,592 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in SunCoke Energy by 71.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 61.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,082 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 2,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in SunCoke Energy by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 83,393 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $892,000 after buying an additional 2,945 shares during the period. 90.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SunCoke Energy Stock Down 3.3 %

NYSE:SXC opened at $9.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $9.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.99. The company has a market capitalization of $768.87 million, a PE ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.98. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.47 and a 1-year high of $12.82.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The energy company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. SunCoke Energy had a net margin of 4.95% and a return on equity of 14.31%. On average, equities analysts predict that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SunCoke Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.27%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. SunCoke Energy’s payout ratio is 42.86%.

SunCoke Energy Profile

SunCoke Energy, Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers.