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PEABODY ENERGY CORP (NYSE)
BTU 42.37 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 20.17 - 52.14
Avg Volume 6,090,428
Industry COAL
Market Cap 10.83 B
Div - Yield 0.28 - 0.69
PE (forward) 14.75
PEG Ratio 1.55
Current Year Est. 2.74
EPS Last Year 1.91
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.98
ABR (Last Week) 1.98
# of Recs in ABR 21
Average Target Price 54.11
Industry Rank by ABR 128 out of 217
Rank in Industry 5 out of 18
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR BTU
Zacks Equity Research: Report for BTU
Feb 04, 2010
Zacks Blog: Peabody Tops, Outlook Robust
Jan 26, 2010
Zacks Blog: Disappointing Quarter for Massey
Oct 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Autoliv, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and Peabody Energy Corp.
Oct 22, 2009
Zacks Blog: Peabody Beats Expectations
Oct 21, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Semtech Corp., Washington Federal, Bank of America, Hasbro and Peabody Energy
Oct 16, 2009
Zacks Blog: Initial Claims Fall Again
Oct 15, 2009
Zacks Blog: Peabody Arrives in Indonesia
Oct 12, 2009
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NEWS
Alpha Natural Resources Up on 2010 View - TheStreet.com
Feb 09, 2010
Peabody Energy Shares Sharply Lower, Down 1.7% (BTU)
Feb 08, 2010
SmarTrend research report available on Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)
Feb 08, 2010
BHP, Peabody: Mongolian Hope Fades - TheStreet.com
Feb 08, 2010
United States : Peabody 4Q earnings expected sharply lower
Feb 05, 2010
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter See Continued Downward Momentum on Shares of Peabody Energy (BTU)
Feb 04, 2010
United States : Peabody Energy 4Q Profit Falls 69% On Lower Prices, Demand
Feb 02, 2010
United States : Peabody Energy 4Q Profit Drops 69%, Beats Estimates
Feb 02, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 0.40 0.73 2.74 3.93
Number of Estimates 19 17 23 23
Low Estimates 0.35 0.52 2.23 3.20
High Estimate 0.43 0.91 3.13 4.51
Year Ago EPS 0.50 0.49 1.92 2.74
EPS Growth -19.58% 48.50% 42.80% 43.28%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Peabody Energy is the largest private-sector coal company in the world. They offer a broad portfolio of coal supplies including coal produced from operations that Peabody Energy manages or owns majority interests in along with brokered coal secured by Peabody Coaltrade.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.91
Sales 6012.4
Net Income 453.4
Price/Earnings 21.18
Price/Book 2.88
Price/Cash Flow 11.73
Price/Sales 1.8


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