The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Peabody Energy Corp shares valued at $28,696 were sold by Jarboe Scott T. on Mar 03 ’25. At $14.22 per share, Jarboe Scott T. sold 2,018 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 77,619 shares worth approximately $0.96 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Grech James C. purchased 6,684 shares, netting a total of over 100,059 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $14.97 each, the insider now holds 333,030 shares.
Before that, Spurbeck Mark had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $295,200, the EVP and CFO traded Peabody Energy Corp shares for $29.52 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $0.82 million.
As published in a research note from BMO Capital Markets on December 16, 2024, Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of October 29, 2021, The Benchmark Company has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for BTU. Earlier on October 04, 2021, B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for BTU stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing BTU Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.21%. Over the course of the year, Peabody Energy Corp shares have dropped approximately -40.74%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $21.34 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $9.61 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $13.07, while a 200-day SMA reached $20.20.
Support And Resistance Levels for Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.16, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 11.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 12.68. The next price resistance is at 12.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.06, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 39.22%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
