Peabody Energy (BTU) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect Peabody Energy to post earnings of $0.26 per share and revenue of $976.57 million for the quarter.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The coal producer reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.25). Peabody Energy had a return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 8.75%. On average, analysts expect Peabody Energy to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Peabody Energy Trading Up 3.4 %

BTU opened at $12.83 on Friday. Peabody Energy has a one year low of $9.61 and a one year high of $29.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 2.15. The stock has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.75 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $12.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.54.

Peabody Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 19th were given a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 19th. Peabody Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BTU. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. B. Riley lowered their price objective on shares of Peabody Energy from $27.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Benchmark reduced their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th.

About Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, India, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, France, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, Other U.S.