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Cabot (CBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$69.08 +0.63 (+0.92%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Cabot Stock (NYSE:CBT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$67.68
$69.57
50-Day Range
$68.07
$83.00
52-Week Range
$66.50
$117.46
Volume
531,100 shs
Average Volume
416,228 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.68 billion
P/E Ratio
9.03
Dividend Yield
2.61%
Price Target
$85.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cabot Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CBT MarketRank™: 

Cabot scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 192 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, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Cabot has a consensus price target of $85.00, representing about 25.1% upside from its current price of $67.94.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cabot has only been the subject of 3 research reports 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 8.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.21.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cabot is 8.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 160.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cabot has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. 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

    5.32% 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 7.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cabot has recently decreased by 6.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cabot pays a meaningful dividend of 2.64%, 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 23.53%. 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

    5.32% 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 7.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cabot has recently decreased by 6.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cabot has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Cabot this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for CBT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Cabot to their MarketBeat watchlist 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 sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,072,486.00 in 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 2025. Since then, CBT stock has decreased by 25.6% and is now trading at $67.9350.

Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.10. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $923 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $957.29 million. Cabot had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.68% and a net margin of 11.14%.
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Cabot's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, December 3rd 2024, which permits the company to repurchase 10,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Top institutional investors of Cabot include CWM LLC (0.08%), Value Holdings Management CO. LLC (0.06%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%). 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), AUO (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/04/2025
Record date for 9/11 Dividend
8/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/11/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

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
$88.00
Low Price Target
$82.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.95
Forward P/E Ratio
9.04
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$380 million
Net Margins
11.14%
Pretax Margin
15.33%
Return on Equity
25.68%
Return on Assets
10.92%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.66
Current Ratio
2.13
Quick Ratio
1.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.99 billion
Price / Sales
0.91
Cash Flow
$10.08 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.79
Book Value
$29.00 per share
Price / Book
2.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,200,000
Free Float
51,592,000
Market Cap
$3.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.88

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This page (NYSE:CBT) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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