Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. The company offers rubber grade carbon blacks used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and compounds of carbon black and rubber. It also provides specialty grades of carbon black used in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products for use in automotive, industrial, packaging, consumer products, and electronics industries; inkjet colorants used in the inkjet printing applications; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; fumed alumina used in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries; and aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle for use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Miscellaneous chemical products
Sub-IndustryCommodity Chemicals
SectorBasic Materials
Phone617-345-0100
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.34 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,500
Next Earnings Date5/4/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Cabot (NYSE:CBT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cabot's stock symbol?
Cabot trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CBT."
How often does Cabot pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cabot?
Cabot announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, March 13th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. View Cabot's Dividend History.
How will Cabot's stock buyback program work?
Cabot announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, July 16th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Cabot's earnings last quarter?
Cabot Corp (NYSE:CBT) released its earnings results on Monday, February, 3rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.04. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $727 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $772.38 million. Cabot had a return on equity of 18.47% and a net margin of 3.98%. Cabot's revenue for the quarter was down 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.87 earnings per share. View Cabot's Earnings History.
When is Cabot's next earnings date?
What guidance has Cabot issued on next quarter's earnings?
Cabot updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.60-3.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.80.
What price target have analysts set for CBT?
6 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Cabot's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Cabot's stock price to reach $46.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cabot.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Cabot?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cabot in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Cabot.
Has Cabot been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about CBT stock has trended very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cabot earned a media sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Cabot.
Are investors shorting Cabot?
Cabot saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 898,400 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the January 15th total of 799,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 278,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Cabot's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Cabot's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Cabot own?
Who are Cabot's key executives?
Cabot's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Sean D. Keohane, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 52)
- Ms. Erica McLaughlin, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 43)
- Mr. Brian A. Berube, Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 57)
- Mr. Hobart C. Kalkstein, Sr. VP, Pres of Reinforcement Materials Segment & Pres of Americas Region (Age 49)
- Mr. Patrick M. Prevost, Advisor & Director (Age 64)
Who are Cabot's major shareholders?
Cabot's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (4.94%), Earnest Partners LLC (4.63%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.22%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.59%), State Street Corp (2.58%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.57%). Company insiders that own Cabot stock include Brian A Berube, Gottberg Friedrich Von, Hobart Kalkstein, James Patrick Kelly, Michael M Morrow, Nicholas S Cross, Patrick M Prevost and Sean D Keohane. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cabot.
Which major investors are selling Cabot stock?
CBT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, State Street Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Credit Suisse AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cabot.
Which major investors are buying Cabot stock?
CBT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Earnest Partners LLC, AJO LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Man Group plc, AQR Capital Management LLC and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cabot.
How do I buy shares of Cabot?
Shares of CBT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Cabot's stock price today?
One share of CBT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.97.
How big of a company is Cabot?
Cabot has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion and generates $3.34 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $157 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.91 on an earnings per share basis. Cabot employs 4,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cabot.
What is Cabot's official website?
How can I contact Cabot?
Cabot's mailing address is TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA, 02210. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 617-345-0100 or via email at [email protected]
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