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 $1.08 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 $0.92 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 -4.84%. Over the course of the year, Peabody Energy Corp shares have dropped approximately -33.29%. A 50-day SMA is recorded $13.23, while a 200-day SMA reached $19.63.
Support And Resistance Levels for Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.23 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.23, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 52.33%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
