Peabody Energy Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (BTU)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) hit a new 52-week low Tuesday as it is currently trading at $20.61, below its previous 52-week low of $20.67 with 15.1 million shares traded as of 1:30 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 8.3 million shares over the past 30 days.

Peabody Energy has a market cap of $6.17 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and metals & mining industry. Shares are down 30.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in the mining of coal. It mines, prepares, and sells thermal coal to electric utilities and metallurgical coal to industrial customers. The company has a P/E ratio of 6.1, equal to the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Peabody Energy as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally poor debt management and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. You can view the full Peabody Energy Ratings Report.

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