Should You Buy Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) Stock on Thursday?

The market has been down on Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) stock recently. BTU gets a Bearish score from InvestorsObserver Stock Sentiment Indicator.

Peabody Energy Corp has a Bearish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on BTU!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With BTU Stock Today?

Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) stock is trading at $23.58 as of 1:55 PM on Thursday, Oct 26, a loss of -$1.09, or -4.44% from the previous closing price of $24.67. The stock has traded between $22.70 and $24.14 so far today. Volume today is 3,222,044 compared to average volume of 2,699,819. To screen for more stocks like Peabody Energy Corp click here.

More About Peabody Energy Corp

Peabody Energy Corp mines and sells coal through approximately 17 coal mines in the United States and Australia. The Company is engaged in the mining of thermal coal for sale to electric utilities and metallurgical coal for sale to industrial customers. Peabody also markets and brokers coal both as principal and agent and trades coal and freight-related contracts. The company operates in the following segment: Seaborne Thermal Mining Seaborne Metallurgical Mining Powder River Basin Mining Midwestern U.S. Mining Other U.S. Thermal Mining and Corporate and Other. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Peabody Energy Corp stock.