How to buy Peabody Energy Corporation stock

Peabody Energy Corporation is a thermal coal business based in the US. Peabody Energy Corporation shares (BTU) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Peabody Energy Corporation employs 4,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Peabody Energy Corporation share price

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Peabody Energy Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-30.

52-week range	$0.84 - $5.30
50-day moving average	$3.55
200-day moving average	$2.84
Wall St. target price	$3.88
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0.145 (3.38%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$3.01

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Is Peabody Energy Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Peabody Energy Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Peabody Energy Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Peabody Energy Corporation's EBITDA

Peabody Energy Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $204.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Peabody Energy Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Peabody Energy Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$2.9 billion
Gross profit TTM	$356.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-18.07%
Return on equity TTM	-101.8%
Profit margin	-64.92%
Book value	$9.51
Market capitalisation	$382.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Peabody Energy Corporation shares

There are currently 6.7 million Peabody Energy Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Peabody Energy Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 12.8% up from 5.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Peabody Energy Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Peabody Energy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Peabody Energy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Peabody Energy Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Peabody Energy Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 3.5 million). Peabody Energy Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.9. In other words for every 100,000 Peabody Energy Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1900 shares are currently held short.

However Peabody Energy Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Peabody Energy Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Peabody Energy Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Peabody Energy Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Peabody Energy Corporation shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.0974% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Peabody Energy Corporation shares, roughly 97 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Peabody Energy Corporation.

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Peabody Energy Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Peabody Energy Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Peabody Energy Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Peabody Energy Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.84 up to $5.3. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Peabody Energy Corporation's is 1.4654. This would suggest that Peabody Energy Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Peabody Energy Corporation overview

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, and internationally. The company operates through Seaborne Thermal Mining, Seaborne Metallurgical Mining, Powder River Basin Mining, and Other U. S. Thermal Mining segments. It is involved in mining, preparation, and sale of thermal coal primarily to electric utilities; mining bituminous and sub-bituminous coal deposits; and mining metallurgical coal, such as hard coking coal, semi-hard coking coal, semi-soft coking coal, and pulverized coal injection coal. The company supplies coal primarily to electricity generators, industrial facilities, and steel manufacturers. As of December 31, 2020, it owned interests in 17 coal mining operations located in the United States and Australia; and had approximately 3.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Peabody Energy Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.49% of Peabody Energy Corporation shares are held by insiders and 82.78% by institutions.

• How many people work for Peabody Energy Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 4,600 work at Peabody Energy Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Peabody Energy Corporation?

  Peabody Energy Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Peabody Energy Corporation based?

  Peabody Energy Corporation's address is: Peabody Plaza, St. Louis, MO, United States, 63101

• What is Peabody Energy Corporation's ISIN number?

  Peabody Energy Corporation's international securities identification number is: US7045511000

• What is Peabody Energy Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Peabody Energy Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 704549203