Sterling Capital Management LLC Has $500,000 Stock Holdings in SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC)

Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) by 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,737 shares of the energy company’s stock after buying an additional 2,384 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC owned 0.06% of SunCoke Energy worth $500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 835.6% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,630 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 3,242 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 71.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,156 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 1,730 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in SunCoke Energy by 61.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,082 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 2,307 shares during the last quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in SunCoke Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $118,000. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in SunCoke Energy by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 11,323 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.45% of the company’s stock.

SunCoke Energy Stock Performance

Shares of SXC stock opened at $9.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.15 and a 200-day moving average of $10.06. SunCoke Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $7.47 and a one year high of $12.82. The company has a market cap of $790.17 million, a P/E ratio of 8.33 and a beta of 0.90.

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The energy company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.04. SunCoke Energy had a net margin of 4.95% and a return on equity of 14.31%. Equities research analysts forecast that SunCoke Energy, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SunCoke Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 17th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.14%. SunCoke Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.86%.

About SunCoke Energy

SunCoke Energy, Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers.