NYSE:XEC - Cimarex Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

Cimarex Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "XEC."

Cimarex Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. View Cimarex Energy's Dividend History.

Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) released its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The oil and gas producer earned $582.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $575.31 million. Cimarex Energy had a net margin of 21.13% and a return on equity of 13.02%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.99 EPS. View Cimarex Energy's Earnings History.

Cimarex Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Cimarex Energy.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Cimarex Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $51.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Cimarex Energy's stock price to reach $67.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 41.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cimarex Energy.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cimarex Energy in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Cimarex Energy.

News headlines about XEC stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cimarex Energy earned a daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Cimarex Energy.

Cimarex Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,330,000 shares, an increase of 19.4% from the September 15th total of 5,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,010,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Currently, 6.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Cimarex Energy's Current Options Chain.

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Cimarex Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Partners (7.98%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (6.16%), State Street Corp (5.74%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.52%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.26%). Company insiders that own Cimarex Energy stock include Francis Brian Barron, Harold R Logan Jr, Joseph R Albi, Krista L Johnson, L Paul Teague, Lisa A Stewart, Michael J/Co Sullivan, Stephen P Bell and Thomas E Jorden. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cimarex Energy.

XEC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Man Group plc, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, YHB Investment Advisors Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Icon Advisers Inc. Co. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Cimarex Energy company stock in the last year include Francis Brian Barron, Harold R Logan Jr, Michael J/Co Sullivan and Stephen P Bell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cimarex Energy.

XEC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, State Street Corp, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Squarepoint Ops LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Grace & White Inc. NY and Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cimarex Energy.

Shares of XEC 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 XEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.84.

Cimarex Energy has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion and generates $2.34 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $791.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.40 on an earnings per share basis. Cimarex Energy employs 955 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cimarex Energy.

The official website for Cimarex Energy is http://www.cimarex.com/.

Cimarex Energy's mailing address is 1700 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 3700, DENVER CO, 80203. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 303-295-3995.