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Patriot Coal Slides Again After Goldman Downgrade (PCX, AHGP, ARLP, BTU, CNX, ACI, ANR, CLD)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:58AM on July 27th

Shares of coal miner Patriot Coal (PCX) are plunging 6% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “conviction buy” and pared its price target on the stock to $24 from $29, citing reduced free cash flow estimates and higher…

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Shareholder Urges Walter Energy Sale; Citi Loves Coal Stocks (WLT, BTU, MT, ACI, NRP, AHGP, ANR, CNX, JRCC, CLD)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 1:50PM on July 18th

Shares of Walter Energy (WLT), the Alabama-based coal producer, are soaring 7% after Audley Capital Advisors, one of the largest investors in the company, said that is communicated directly with Walter’s board that the company should retain an investment bank and…

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Coal Stocks Higher After Cramer Lauds Alpha Natural (ANR, ACI, BTU, MT, PCX, CLD, WLT)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:18PM on July 12th

Shares of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), the fourth-largest U.S. coal producer by market value, are higher by 2% after “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer praised the stock, calling it his “top dog” among the S&P 500’s 2011 laggards. The shares have…

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Peabody, ArcelorMittal Make Joint Bid For Aussie Coal Producer (BTU, MT, PKX, ANR, ACI, CLD, CNX, WLT)

Posted by Eric Monte at 11:34AM on July 11th

Shares of Peabody Energy (BTU), the largest U.S. coal producer, are slumping 3% today after the Missouri-based company announced it is once again making a run at Australia’s Macarthur Coal, the world’s largest maker of pulverized coal for steel producers.

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Goldman Gushes Over Coal Stocks (PCX, BTU, CNX, WLT, ACI, ANR, CLD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:53AM on June 20th

Shares of Patriot Coal (PCX) are soaring 3% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “conviction buy” from “neutral” while raising its price target on the stock to $29 from $28, citing valuation and Patriot’s exposure to higher thermal coal prices.…

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Arch Leads Another Coal-Fueled Rally (ACI, YZC, BTU, ANR, CLD, ICO)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 1:04PM on April 26th

Shares of Arch Coal (ACI), the second-largest U.S. coal producer, are up 2% after the company reported a first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates, reversing a year-earlier loss in the process. The company also raised its full-year profit guidance, citing…

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Coal Stocks Falter On Mixed Analyst Comments (WLT, PCX, ICO, CLD, BTU, JRCC)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:34PM on April 25th

Shares of coal producer Walter Energy (WLT) are off about half a percent after Brean Murray pared its price target on the stock to $156 from $160. Walter reported first-quarter earnings last week that nearly doubled from the year-earlier period and…

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Coal Stocks Jump On Earnings, Production Reports (PCX, WLT, ANR, BTU, CLD, CNX)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:33PM on April 21st

Shares of Patriot Coal (PCX) are surging 5% after the Missouri-based coal miner said it will ship 3 million tons of metallurgical coal this year and in 2012, up from a previous forecast of 2 million tons, and that it expects…

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Despite Peabody’s Strong Earnings, Coal Stocks Fall (BTU, WLT, PCX, ANR, CLD)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:15PM on April 19th

Shares of Peabody Energy (BTU), the largest U.S. coal producer, are down 2% despite a solid first-quarter earnings report. Missouri-based Peabody said it earned $176.5 million, or 65 cents a share, compared with $133.7 million, or 50 cents a share, a…

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Analyst: Select Coal Stocks Looking Like Earnings Winners (ANR, PCX, CLD, LLEN, OXF, BTU, ACI)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:01AM on April 18th

Analyst Brean Murray is out with a note to clients suggesting the select coal stocks with metallurgical coal exposure are likely to see upside based on solid earnings and positive forward expectations. The firm singled out Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) and…

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