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: 427 to 435
• 50-Day Range: 343 to 450
• 52-Week Range: 181.80 to 450
• Volume: 71,437 shs
• Average Volume: 276,325 shs
• Market Capitalization: £293.20 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.28
• Dividend Yield: 15.47%
• Price Target: GBX 310
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Capricorn Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capricorn Energy scored higher than 41% 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: 1.5 / 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 no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Capricorn Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 310, representing about 27.4% downside from its current price of GBX 427.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capricorn Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is 6.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is 6.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.03.

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 0.77. 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Capricorn Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Capricorn Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.40% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.16% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• 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 Price Target for Capricorn Energy: GBX 310
• High Price Target: GBX 310
• Low Price Target: GBX 310
• Potential Upside/Downside: -27.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.86
• P/E Growth: -1.92
• Net Income: -£112.65 million
• Net Margins: 28.52%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.85%
• Return on Assets: -4.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 2.36
• Quick Ratio: 6.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £187.70 million
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 395.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.08
• Book Value: GBX 558.10 per share
• Price / Book: 0.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,666,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £293.20 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.25