Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE:BTU)

like they always say how much lower can it (coal) go. lol. I might hold off on this one in the real world, but for the game I say go for it. I would probably take all large market cap coal companies long. research it but they have clearly been crushed so is worth a speculative play

BTU will export coal to Europe India and China in Next five years for power and steel production

Bought today at 20.79. they say coal is dead...hopefully it will eventually die but not quite yet. The shorts have gotten too comfy sitting on these dogs for too long. Day traders like tickers like JRCC and ANR but I will stick to a more reliable player in the space even though BTU is pretty levered up themselves.

buy btu
sell wlt

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This is a long play. Company is poised for international growth, and has adjusted quickly to market changes. Would like to see them pay down some debt in the future.

I don't know, I think coal will be a good resource if they can manage to capture carbon dioxide when burning coal. I think this company will do well over the future with such cheap coal prices right now.

Coal is doomed.

King coal is not going anywhere anytime soon.

I bought BTU off of my I Phone where it was going up (3/19/12). Immediately it reversed and within a month it had dropped 29%. This type of experience is why I have switched to MF instead of my own ideas.

An export deal with KMP will help the company capitalize on the growing global demand for coal as natural gas prices in Europe stay higher than coal prices. It's operations in Australia will help it capitalize on the quickly growing Asian markets. Subsidies from the Obama administration will help alleviate costs associated with EPA guidelines.

With the elections over, and President Obama's clear distaste for coal, Peabody Energy Corp stands to be an unfortunate victim in his quest for green energy sources.

I think coal has bottomed because it trails nat gas prices which are off their lows. BTU and JOY are nicely undervalued even at today's low coal prices because they produce good earnings and cash flow. Imagine if coal regains price per kJ parity with nat gas...

I didn't time coal right at all but I stand by this call!

Longer term energy demand and inflation.

The Best Coal Company out there right now.

Has coal bottomed? Let's find out!

Best of breed coal producer suffering from fears of global slowdown and general animosity toward coal - nevertheless its needed and in great supply

Best performer in the coal business. With global slowdown concerns overblown and nat-gas prices heading higher, coal's demise has been greatly exaggerated, and Peabody's in a good position to weather a long storm in the industry.
CAPScall based on this article: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/07/20/has-peabody-energy-become-the-perfect-stock.aspx

BTU is best of breed coal, with Australian operations that will likely cater to Asia's coal needs, while sporting a healthy balance sheet relative to its competitors which will help it ride out the storm while paying a 1.4% dividend that is safe (9% payout ratio). I don't think coal is going anywhere, global demand remains and natural gas will go back up in price here soon.