Here's What You May Have Missed About Peabody Energy (BTU)

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, February 08 15:53 • Permanent Link

Shares of Mid-cap energy & transportation company Peabody Energy moved -9.23% today, and are now trading at $25.66 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $33.6.

Peabody Energy Corporation is engaged in the coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, and internationally.

Peabody Energy investors should be aware of the below:

The company has a net profit margin of 25.5%, compared to its operating margins of 0.25%. Its Revenues have a year-on-year growth rate of 97.7%, compared to a YoY growth rate of 0.0% for its earnings.
Based on its trailing earning per share of 9.12, Peabody Energy has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.81
BTU has a forward P/E ratio of 3.057.
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.547
Peabody Energy currently returns an annual dividend yield of 17.1%.

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