Capricorn Energy (CNE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Capricorn is a cash flow-focused energy producer, with an attractive portfolio of onshore exploration, development and production assets in the Egyptian Western Desert. Capricorn is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. For further information please see: www.capricornenergy.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 242.50 to 244
• 50-Day Range: 188.27 to 254
• 52-Week Range: 166 to 341.77
• Volume: 19,530 shs
• Average Volume: 67,801 shs
• Market Capitalization: £214.31 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 15.47%
• Price Target: GBX 272.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Capricorn Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capricorn Energy scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Capricorn Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capricorn Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is -2.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is -2.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Capricorn Energy, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Capricorn Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.43. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Capricorn Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Capricorn Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Capricorn Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Capricorn Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £65,492.16 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.01% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.13% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CNE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNE shares performed this year?

Capricorn Energy's stock was trading at GBX 293 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNE stock has decreased by 17.2% and is now trading at GBX 242.55.
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How do I buy shares of Capricorn Energy?

Shares of CNE stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Capricorn Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capricorn Energy investors own include Premier Oil (PMO), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Barclays (BARC), Tesco (TSCO), Aviva (AV), EnQuest (ENQ) and Glencore (GLEN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CNE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.cairnenergy.com
• Phone: +44-131-4753000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 172
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 272.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 285
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (100.80)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.45
• P/E Growth: -1.92
• Net Income: -£112.65 million
• Net Margins: -43.72%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -14.26%
• Return on Assets: -4.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.44
• Current Ratio: 2.56
• Quick Ratio: 6.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £257.69 million
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: GBX 223.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.08
• Book Value: GBX 558.10 per share
• Price / Book: 0.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,358,033
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £213.38 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35