--- title: "Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Given Average Recommendation of \"Hold\" by Brokerages" type: "News" locale: "zh-CN" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/265100858.md" description: "Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) has received a consensus rating of \"Hold\" from seven analysts. The average twelve-month price target is $27.00, with one sell, two hold, and four buy recommendations. Recent analyst reports include B. Riley raising the target price to $24.00 and Zacks downgrading to \"strong sell.\" The stock opened at $30.39, with a 52-week range of $9.61 to $35.99. Peabody reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.58), missing estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075, payable on December 3rd." datetime: "2025-11-10T08:58:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/265100858.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/265100858.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/265100858.md) --- > 支持的语言: [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/265100858.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/265100858.md) # Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the seven analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.00. Get **Peabody Energy** alerts: - Peabody Energy is a Double Threat Energy and Steel Play BTU has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. B. Riley upped their target price on shares of Peabody Energy from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research cut Peabody Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Peabody Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd. Benchmark boosted their price target on Peabody Energy from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Peabody Energy from $17.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. **Read Our Latest Stock Report on Peabody Energy** ## Institutional Trading of Peabody Energy - High Teck: Teck Resources Hits 12-Year High on Deal Drama A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BTU. State Street Corp lifted its position in Peabody Energy by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,208,031 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $123,572,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487,531 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Peabody Energy by 5.5% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,071,360 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $54,638,000 after purchasing an additional 212,583 shares during the period. Progeny 3 Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 0.5% during the second quarter. Progeny 3 Inc. now owns 3,916,934 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $52,565,000 after buying an additional 18,920 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Peabody Energy by 1.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,009,472 shares of the coal producer's stock valued at $40,395,000 after buying an additional 40,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sourcerock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $28,092,000. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. ## Peabody Energy Stock Performance Peabody Energy stock opened at $30.39 on Monday. Peabody Energy has a 52 week low of $9.61 and a 52 week high of $35.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.51 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.14 and a 200-day moving average of $18.81. Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The coal producer reported ($0.58) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.39). Peabody Energy had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 4.41%. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $990.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.74 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Peabody Energy will post 2.61 EPS for the current fiscal year. ## Peabody Energy Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Peabody Energy's payout ratio is -103.45%. ## About Peabody Energy (Get Free Report) 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. ## Further Reading - Five stocks we like better than Peabody Energy - Canadian Penny Stocks: Can They Make You Rich? - 3 Big Earnings Misses: Is It Time to Buy the Dip? - 3 Natural Gas Stocks That Offer Great Dividend Yields - Is Robinhood's 11% Post-Earnings Fall a Buy-the-Dip Opportunity? - Where to Find Earnings Call Transcripts - AI Demand Is Coming—Is Microchip Technology Ready? _This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com._ ## Should You Invest $1,000 in Peabody Energy Right Now? Before you consider Peabody Energy, you'll want to hear this. 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