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Cabot (CBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.03 +2.00 (+2.67%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$77.16 +0.13 (+0.17%)
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About Cabot Stock (NYSE:CBT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.09
$77.19
50-Day Range
$73.01
$79.05
52-Week Range
$71.64
$117.46
Volume
287,918 shs
Average Volume
410,452 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.14 billion
P/E Ratio
9.97
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Price Target
$92.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cabot Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

CBT MarketRank™: 

Cabot scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cabot has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cabot has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Cabot's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cabot are expected to grow by 10.57% in the coming year, from $7.57 to $8.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cabot is 9.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cabot is 9.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 103.68.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cabot has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cabot has a P/B Ratio of 2.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cabot's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.41% of the float of Cabot has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cabot has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cabot has recently increased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cabot pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cabot has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cabot is 23.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Cabot will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.51% next year. This indicates that Cabot will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cabot's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.41% of the float of Cabot has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cabot has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cabot has recently increased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cabot has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Cabot this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for CBT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cabot insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.03% of the stock of Cabot is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.18% of the stock of Cabot is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cabot's insider trading history.
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CBT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cabot's stock was trading at $91.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CBT stock has decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $77.0320.

Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Cabot's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, December 3rd 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back 10,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Cabot subsidiaries include these companies: Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co. Ltd, Tech Blend, Norit N.V., Oxonica, AP Materials, Superior MicroPowders, 8755329 Canada Inc., and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Cabot include Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.38%), Paradiem LLC (0.17%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.07%) and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Sean D Keohane, Jeff Ji Zhu, Erica Mclaughlin, Hobart Kalkstein, Karen A Kalita and Lisa M Dumont.
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Shares of CBT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cabot investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2025
Record date for 6/13 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/13/2025
Today
7/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Record date for 9/11 Dividend
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Commodity Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:CBT
CIK
16040
Employees
4,200
Year Founded
1882

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$110.00
Low Price Target
$83.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.73
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.97
Forward P/E Ratio
10.18
P/E Growth
0.68
Net Income
$380 million
Net Margins
11.08%
Pretax Margin
15.05%
Return on Equity
26.76%
Return on Assets
11.24%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.69
Current Ratio
1.96
Quick Ratio
1.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.99 billion
Price / Sales
1.04
Cash Flow
$10.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.47
Book Value
$29.00 per share
Price / Book
2.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,720,000
Free Float
52,095,000
Market Cap
$4.14 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NYSE:CBT) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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