Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $1.14 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 $0.97 million.
As published in their initiating research note from UBS on July 15, 2025, Peabody Energy Corp [BTU] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $14. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of June 07, 2022, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for BTU. Earlier on October 29, 2021, The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for BTU stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing BTU Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Peabody Energy Corp [NYSE: BTU] plunged -1.08% to $14.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $14.5532, but it reached a high of $14.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.03%. Over the course of the year, Peabody Energy Corp shares have dropped approximately -35.97%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 14.52, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 14.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 14.95. The next price resistance is at 15.18. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.65 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Peabody Energy Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Peabody Energy Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.84 million shares to 14.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 15.53 million shares. A decline of -5.73% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.95.
Which companies own the most shares of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)?
In terms of Peabody Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 84.81% from the previous closing price of $14.88. Analysts anticipate Peabody Energy Corp stock to reach 29 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Peabody Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 04, 2021, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $22.
