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By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, October 28, 10:14 AM ET
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On 11/1/11, Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE:BTU) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.085, payable on 11/25/11. As a percentage of BTU's recent stock price of $45.42, this dividend works out to approximately 0.19%.

Below is a dividend history chart for BTU, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.085 declared by Peabody Energy Corp:

BTU Dividend History
Date Div*
08/02/11 0.085
05/13/11 0.085
02/08/11 0.085
11/02/10 0.085
08/04/10 0.070
05/14/10 0.070
02/08/10 0.070
11/03/09 0.070
08/05/09 0.060
04/28/09 0.060
02/09/09 0.060
11/04/08 0.060
08/06/08 0.060
05/06/08 0.060
02/08/08 0.060
11/05/07 0.060
11/01/07 3.555
08/10/07 0.060
04/25/07 0.060
02/02/07 0.060
10/30/06 0.060
08/07/06 0.060
05/02/06 0.060
02/03/06 0.060
11/02/05 0.048
08/02/05 0.048
05/02/05 0.037
02/04/05 0.037
11/01/04 0.037
08/02/04 0.031
05/03/04 0.031
02/06/04 0.031
10/31/03 0.031
08/01/03 0.031
05/02/03 0.025
02/07/03 0.025
11/01/02 0.025
07/31/02 0.025
04/30/02 0.025
02/08/02 0.025
11/02/01 0.025
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from BTU is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.75% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BTU makes up 7.61% of the Coal ETF (AMEX:KOL) which is trading up by about 0.5% on the day Friday.

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BTU operates in the Metals & Mining sector, among companies like Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. (NYSE:YZC) which is down about 0.7% today, and Teck Resources Ltd (NYSE:TCK) trading lower by about 3.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of BTU, versus YZC and TCK.

BTU,YZC,TCK Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Peabody Energy Corp shares are currently up about 1.7% on the day.


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