Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU)
Energy
- Fundamental
- 3
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 2
Do Nothing: qualitativeScore is 2 (below required floor of 3); strategy requires qualitativeScore ≥ 3 before any bullish entry.
Company overview
Peabody Energy Corporation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a major player in the global coal mining industry. The company operates across the United States, Australia, and several Asian countries, focusing on the extraction, processing, and sale of thermal and metallurgical coal. Peabody manages 17 mining sites and provides coal trading and transportation services.
Fundamental
fairLiquidity is strong, but earnings have declined, and valuation depends heavily on coal prices and regulatory factors.
Mixed (3/5): liquidity and net-cash balance sheet look solid, but profits have slid from 2022–2024 highs into a FY2025 loss and weak 1H26; valuation is low but highly dependent on coal prices and regulatory outcomes.
Sentiment
weakRecent earnings disappointments and class-action solicitations dominate the negative sentiment landscape.
Near-term tone is bearish after the 2026-07-29 Q2 earnings print (loss/operational challenges framing), with ongoing headline drag from plaintiff-law-firm class-action solicitations; media sentiment looks bearish-to-bearish versus the 30–90d baseline. Red-Flag Screen shows no regulator-confirmed investigations (court-record search was CAPTCHA-blocked), so the score reflects a weak catalyst calendar and negative framing rather than a severe legal flag.
Technical
weakThe stock is rebounding from recent lows but remains in a larger downtrend without a confirmed bullish trend change.
Score 2/5: BTU is rebounding from the 2026-07-29 earnings flush and has reclaimed EMA9/EMA21, but the stock is still fractionally below SMA20 and materially below SMA50/SMA200. MACD has improved but remains below zero, RSI14 is only neutral at 48.33, and ADX14 at 40.97 says the dominant trend is still strong in a broader downside regime.
You’re looking at 2026-08-06 — about 2 trading days ago.
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