What is B. Riley’s Forecast for Peabody Energy Q1 Earnings?

Peabody Energy Co. (NYSE:BTU) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Peabody Energy in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles anticipates that the coal producer will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Peabody Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Peabody Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.39 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BTU. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Peabody Energy from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Peabody Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th.

Peabody Energy Price Performance

Peabody Energy stock opened at $16.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.01 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.66. Peabody Energy has a 12-month low of $15.79 and a 12-month high of $29.94. The company has a current ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The coal producer reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.25). Peabody Energy had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 10.33%.

Peabody Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be issued a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 19th. Peabody Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.11%.

Institutional Trading of Peabody Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Peabody Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $389,000. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,515,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Peabody Energy by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,620,897 shares of the coal producer’s stock valued at $33,942,000 after buying an additional 33,742 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Peabody Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,474,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.44% of the company’s stock.

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.