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Peabody Energy Corp has a consensus price target of $31.14 based on the ratings of 11 analysts. The high is $44 issued by Jefferies on January 20, 2026. The low is $23 issued by Benchmark on May 7, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, UBS, and B. Riley Securities on May 6, 2026, March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $36 between UBS, UBS, and B. Riley Securities, there's an implied 15.72% upside for Peabody Energy Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) was reported by UBS on May 6, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $30.50 expecting BTU to fall to within 12 months (a possible -1.96% downside). 19 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) was provided by UBS, and Peabody Energy maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Peabody Energy Corp happened on November 12, 2025 when Freedom Broker raised their price target to $33.8. Freedom Broker previously had a hold for Peabody Energy Corp.
The last downgrade for Peabody Energy Corp happened on August 18, 2025 when Freedom Broker changed their price target from $16.5 to $18.3 for Peabody Energy Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Peabody Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Peabody Energy was filed on May 6, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 6, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Peabody Energy (BTU) rating was a maintained with a price target of $32.00 to $30.50. The current price Peabody Energy (BTU) is trading at is $31.11, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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