Insider Buying: SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) Director Purchases 7,288 Shares of Stock

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) Director Ratta Ralph Della, Jr. acquired 7,288 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.86 per share, for a total transaction of $49,995.68. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 86,293 shares in the company, valued at $591,969.98. The trade was a 9.22% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

SunCoke Energy Price Performance

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NYSE:SXC opened at $6.76 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $7.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.20. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6.57 and a 12 month high of $12.82. The firm has a market cap of $571.92 million, a P/E ratio of 7.85 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The energy company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.12. SunCoke Energy had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 3.99%.The firm had revenue of $487.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $349.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.36 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

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The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. SunCoke Energy's payout ratio is 63.16%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of SunCoke Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, SunCoke Energy has an average rating of "Hold".

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Institutional Trading of SunCoke Energy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,169,240 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $65,957,000 after buying an additional 176,220 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SunCoke Energy by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,609,069 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $31,002,000 after purchasing an additional 218,263 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,427,707 shares of the energy company's stock worth $29,444,000 after purchasing an additional 433,395 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,136,374 shares of the energy company's stock worth $18,353,000 after purchasing an additional 67,296 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of SunCoke Energy by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 1,523,806 shares of the energy company's stock worth $14,019,000 after purchasing an additional 10,038 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.45% of the company's stock.

About SunCoke Energy

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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.

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