BTU PEABODY ENERGY CORP Insider Trading

CFO Spurbeck Mark sold 30,000 BTU shares at $35.58 (now $32.12); company unprofitable ($-70.1M FY net income), revenue down -8.9% YoY.

Mark Spurbeck, EVP and CFO of Peabody Energy, sold 30,000 shares at $35.58 on 2026-03-04, reducing his holdings by 30.5% to 68,394 shares. The sale occurred at a price $3.46 above the current market price of $32.12, representing a 9.6% premium to today's valuation. This transaction is notable against a backdrop of operational weakness: the company posted full-year net income of $-70,100,000.00 (negative) and annual revenue contraction of -8.9%, signaling structural profitability challenges. The CFO's substantial reduction in personal exposure at an above-current-market price warrants investor attention to the company's forward cash generation capability and capital allocation strategy.

EVP & COO Yeates sells 13,892 BTU shares at $36.40; consistent with prior well-timed exits on this ticker

Yeates Darren Ronald, EVP & COO of Peabody Energy, sold 13,892 shares at $36.40 on 2026-02-10, reducing his holdings by -10.9% (from 127,332 to 113,440 shares). This sale occurred near the company's 52-week high of $38.83 (the transaction price represents -9.5% from that peak), at a point where the stock had rallied +21.7% over 90 days. Notably, across his prior two transactions at BTU specifically, both were well-timed at the 90-day mark (2024-02-23 down 5.8% and 2024-02-12 down 14.1%), establishing a pattern where the insider's sales have preceded declines. His cross-ticker track record shows a 100.00% well-timed rate on sells over 90 days, though the underlying fundamentals—negative net income of $-70.1M against $1.0B revenue with annual revenue decline of -14.4%—reveal a company under structural pressure. The timing of this sale relative to the stock's recent strength and the insider's historical accuracy at this ticker warrant attention to the 90-day window ahead.

BTU CEO Grech James C. buys 6,684 shares at $14.97 amid -51.7% 52-week decline and -40.7% 90-day drop

CEO Grech James C. purchased 6,684 shares (6.7K shares) for $100,059.48 ($100.1K) at $14.97, expanding holdings to 333,030 shares (333.0K shares). The purchase occurs within a steep downtrend: the stock trades $14.38 currently, down -51.7% from its 52-week high of $29.80 and down -40.7% over 90 days. Fundamentally, Peabody Energy reported quarterly revenue of $1,088,000,000.00 ($1.1B) with net income of $101,300,000.00 ($101.3M), though annual revenue declined -14.4% year-over-year. The insider's accumulation at a depressed price level, combined with the company's dividend yield and solid profitability ($101.3M net income), provides context for the buy decision, though the absence of prior transaction history limits assessment of the CEO's trading patterns at this ticker.

Thomist Capital (10% owner) acquires 97,200 shares at $0.00 in 3 transactions, increasing stake to 1,669,355 shares.

Thomist Capital Management, a substantial 10% owner of Peabody Energy, executed 3 separate purchases totaling 97,200 shares for $0.00 on August 14, 2024, expanding its position by 6.2% to 1,669,355 shares. The zero-dollar transaction prices indicate a non-open-market event, likely a dividend reinvestment, recapitalization, or other corporate action rather than a discretionary market purchase. At the current price of $23.05, this filing records a material increase in the insider's absolute stake in a company trading near the low end of its 52-week range ($21.33–$27.16) and carrying a tight P/E of 4.97 on $199.4M quarterly net income. Investors should clarify the nature of the zero-price transactions and monitor whether this large holder plans additional activity.