1,500 Shares in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new position in Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 1,500 shares of the coal producer’s stock, valued at approximately $36,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Peabody Energy by 84.5% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,240 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Peabody Energy by 17,075.0% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,374 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy during the third quarter worth about $70,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Peabody Energy by 20.6% during the fourth quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 3,690 shares of the coal producer’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy during the third quarter worth about $182,000. 87.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Peabody Energy

In other news, COO Darren Ronald Yeates sold 31,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.48, for a total value of $814,850.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 78,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,995,262.36. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Peabody Energy news, Director Nicholas J. Chirekos sold 14,000 shares of Peabody Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.50, for a total transaction of $357,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $619,114.50. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Darren Ronald Yeates sold 31,980 shares of Peabody Energy stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.48, for a total value of $814,850.40. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 78,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,995,262.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 52,806 shares of company stock valued at $1,339,565 in the last quarter. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Peabody Energy Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:BTU opened at $23.65 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a PE ratio of 4.75 and a beta of 0.98. Peabody Energy Co. has a 12-month low of $17.71 and a 12-month high of $27.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.46.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The coal producer reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Peabody Energy had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 15.36%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.65 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Peabody Energy Co. will post 3.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 22nd were given a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 21st. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. Peabody Energy’s payout ratio is 6.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BTU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of Peabody Energy in a research report on Friday, April 12th. B. Riley dropped their price target on Peabody Energy from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 15th.

Peabody Energy Profile

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.