# Peabody Energy Corporation – Consensus ‘buy’ rating and 20.4% Upside Potential

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/peabody-energy-corporation-consensus-buy-rating-and-20.4-upside-potential/4121149333
- Published: 2024-03-27T13:42:05+00:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**Peabody Energy Corporation** with ticker code (BTU) have now 5 confirmed analysts
covering the stock with the consensus suggesting a rating of ‘buy’. The range between
the high target price and low target price is between $34.00 and $25.00 with the
average target price sitting at $28.80. Now with the previous closing price of $
23.92 this would indicate that there is a potential upside of 20.4%. The 50 day 
MA is $25.29 and the 200 moving average now moves to $23.63. The company has a market
capitalization of 3.03B. The current share price for the company is: $23.59 USD

 The potential market cap would be $3,645,852,682 based on the market consensus.

The company is not paying dividends at this time.

Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 4.72, revenue per share of $35.95
and a 11.88% return on assets.

Peabody Energy Corporation is a producer of metallurgical and thermal coal. The 
Company owns interest in 17 active coal mining operations located in the United 
States and Australia, including interests in Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd. (Middlemount).
In addition, the Company markets and brokers coal from other coal producers, trades
coal and freight-related contracts, and partnered in a joint venture with the intent
of developing various sites. The Company’s segments include Seaborne Thermal Mining,
Seaborne Metallurgical Mining, Powder River Basin Mining, Other U.S. Thermal Mining
and Corporate and Other. Seaborne Thermal Mining segment’s operations consist of
mines in New South Wales, Australia. The mines in that segment utilize both surface
and underground extraction processes to mine low-sulfur, high Btu thermal coal. 
Seaborne Metallurgical Mining segment’s operations consist of mines in Queensland,
Australia, one in New South Wales, Australia and one in Alabama, United States.

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