NYSE:COGCabot Oil & Gas Stock Price, Forecast & News

Cabot Oil & Gas' stock was trading at $16.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, COG stock has increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $17.60. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cabot Oil & Gas in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Cabot Oil & Gas.

Cabot Oil & Gas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cabot Oil & Gas.

Cabot Oil & Gas will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:COG) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. The oil and gas exploration company had revenue of $386.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $383.19 million. Cabot Oil & Gas had a net margin of 26.07% and a return on equity of 18.70%. The business's revenue was down 39.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. View Cabot Oil & Gas' earnings history.

Cabot Oil & Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. View Cabot Oil & Gas' dividend history.

Cabot Oil & Gas declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, July 26th 2019, which permits the company to buyback 25,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Cabot Oil & Gas' shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Cabot Oil & Gas' stock price to reach $21.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Cabot Oil & Gas.

Press coverage about COG stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Cabot Oil & Gas earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Cabot Oil & Gas.

Cabot Oil & Gas saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,550,000 shares, an increase of 19.2% from the June 15th total of 10,530,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,870,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 3.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Cabot Oil & Gas' Current Options Chain.

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Cabot Oil & Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "COG."

Cabot Oil & Gas' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Manning & Napier Group LLC (2.35%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Bright Rock Capital Management LLC (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV (0.01%). Company insiders that own Cabot Oil & Gas stock include Dan O Dinges, Jeffrey W Hutton, Peter B Delaney and Rhys J Best. View institutional ownership trends for Cabot Oil & Gas.

COG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV, and American National Bank. Company insiders that have bought Cabot Oil & Gas stock in the last two years include Dan O Dinges, Peter B Delaney, and Rhys J Best. View insider buying and selling activity for Cabot Oil & Gas.

Shares of COG 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.

One share of COG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.60.

Cabot Oil & Gas has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas exploration company earns $681.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.62 on an earnings per share basis. Cabot Oil & Gas employs 483 workers across the globe.

The official website for Cabot Oil & Gas is www.cabotog.com.

Cabot Oil & Gas' mailing address is 840 Gessner Road Suite 1400, Houston TX, 77024. The oil and gas exploration company can be reached via phone at 281-589-4600 or via email at [email protected]