NYSE:COG Cabot Oil & Gas Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Cabot Oil & Gas Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $19.39 -0.02 (-0.10 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$19.20Now: $19.39▼$19.7350-Day Range$17.88MA: $19.16▼$20.5952-Week Range$13.06Now: $19.39▼$22.67Volume6.54 million shsAverage Volume7.49 million shsMarket Capitalization$7.73 billionP/E Ratio24.24Dividend Yield2.06%Beta0.21 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, explores for, exploits, develops, produces, and markets natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It primarily focuses on the Marcellus Shale with approximately 174,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The company sells its natural gas to industrial customers, local distribution companies, gas marketers, and power generation facilities through gathering systems and pipelines. As of December 31, 2018, it had proved reserves of approximately 11.6 trillion cubic feet equivalent. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCabot Oil & Gas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $20.59, Cabot Oil & Gas has a forecasted upside of 6.2% from its current price of $19.39.Amount of Analyst CoverageCabot Oil & Gas has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesCabot Oil & Gas has received 699 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCabot Oil & Gas has received 753 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCabot Oil & Gas has received 51.86% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cabot Oil & Gas and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe COG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe COG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCabot Oil & Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCabot Oil & Gas has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cabot Oil & Gas is 24.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cabot Oil & Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.59% next year. This indicates that Cabot Oil & Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cabot Oil & Gas insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,014,643.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.10% of the stock of Cabot Oil & Gas is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.17% of the stock of Cabot Oil & Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cabot Oil & Gas are expected to grow by 229.55% in the coming year, from $0.44 to $1.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cabot Oil & Gas is 24.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cabot Oil & Gas is 24.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 16.28.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCabot Oil & Gas has a P/B Ratio of 3.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.2Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.99 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:COG Previous Symbol CUSIP12709710 CIK858470 Webwww.cabotog.com Phone281-589-4600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.48 Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio1.17Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio24.24 Forward P/E Ratio44.07 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.07 billion Price / Sales3.74 Cash Flow$2.77 per share Price / Cash Flow7.00 Book Value$5.27 per share Price / Book3.68Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.62 Net Income$681.07 million Net Margins19.98% Return on Equity12.85% Return on Assets6.22%Miscellaneous Employees483 Outstanding Shares398,580,000Market Cap$7.73 billion Next Earnings Date10/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $19.39 -0.02 (-0.10 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive COG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for COG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Cabot Oil & Gas' stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Cabot Oil & Gas' stock was trading at $16.21 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, COG stock has increased by 19.6% and is now trading at $19.39. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Cabot Oil & Gas? 20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cabot Oil & Gas in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Cabot Oil & Gas. When is Cabot Oil & Gas' next earnings date? Cabot Oil & Gas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cabot Oil & Gas. How were Cabot Oil & Gas' earnings last quarter? Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:COG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. The oil and gas exploration company had revenue of $332.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $297.59 million. Cabot Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 12.85% and a net margin of 19.98%. View Cabot Oil & Gas' earnings history. How often does Cabot Oil & Gas pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cabot Oil & Gas? Cabot Oil & Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. View Cabot Oil & Gas' dividend history. How will Cabot Oil & Gas' stock buyback program work? Cabot Oil & Gas announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Friday, July 26th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback 25,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for COG? 20 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Cabot Oil & Gas' shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect Cabot Oil & Gas' share price to reach $20.59 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Cabot Oil & Gas. Are investors shorting Cabot Oil & Gas? Cabot Oil & Gas saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,510,000 shares, an increase of 13.9% from the August 15th total of 13,620,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,980,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.1 days. Currently, 4.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Cabot Oil & Gas' Short Interest. Who are some of Cabot Oil & Gas' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cabot Oil & Gas include ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Concho Resources (CXO), Continental Resources (CLR), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Apache (APA), Noble Energy (NBL), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN), WPX Energy (WPX), Cimarex Energy (XEC), Range Resources (RRC) and Whiting Petroleum (WLL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Cabot Oil & Gas own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cabot Oil & Gas investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Ciena (CIEN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Fossil Group (FOSL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Micron Technology (MU) and Marathon Oil (MRO). Who are Cabot Oil & Gas' key executives? Cabot Oil & Gas' management team includes the following people: Mr. Dan O. Dinges, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 65)Mr. Scott C. Schroeder, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 56)Mr. Jeffrey W. Hutton, Sr. VP of Marketing (Age 63)Mr. Phillip L. Stalnaker, Sr. VP of North Region (Age 59)Mr. Steven W. Lindeman, Sr. VP of South Region & Engineering (Age 58) What is Cabot Oil & Gas' stock symbol? Cabot Oil & Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "COG." Who are Cabot Oil & Gas' major shareholders? Cabot Oil & Gas' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.46%), FMR LLC (4.90%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (2.35%), Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD. (1.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.15%) and Sound Shore Management Inc CT (1.08%). Company insiders that own Cabot Oil & Gas stock include Dan O Dinges, George Kevin Cunningham, Jeffrey W Hutton, Peter B Delaney and Rhys J Best. View institutional ownership trends for Cabot Oil & Gas. Which institutional investors are selling Cabot Oil & Gas stock? COG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Vanguard Group Inc., Arosa Capital Management LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Cabot Oil & Gas. Which institutional investors are buying Cabot Oil & Gas stock? COG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD., Sound Shore Management Inc CT, AJO LP, NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, LSP Investment Advisors LLC, Tobam, and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Cabot Oil & Gas' stock price today? One share of COG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.39. How big of a company is Cabot Oil & Gas? Cabot Oil & Gas has a market capitalization of $7.73 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. What is Cabot Oil & Gas' official website? The official website for Cabot Oil & Gas is www.cabotog.com. How can I contact Cabot Oil & Gas? 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] This page was last updated on 9/19/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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