NYSE:XEC - Cimarex Energy Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

Cimarex Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, August 31st. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th. View Cimarex Energy's Dividend History.

Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.05. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $556.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $557.26 million. Cimarex Energy had a return on equity of 21.47% and a net margin of 27.75%. View Cimarex Energy's Earnings History.

Cimarex Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cimarex Energy.

25 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Cimarex Energy's stock. Their predictions range from $101.00 to $175.00. On average, they expect Cimarex Energy's stock price to reach $133.8095 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 55.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cimarex Energy.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cimarex Energy in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Cimarex Energy.

Cimarex Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 5,165,952 shares, an increase of 57.1% from the June 15th total of 3,289,363 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,527,275 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 5.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Cimarex Energy's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Cimarex Energy include Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Concho Resources (CXO), WOODSIDE Pet Lt/ADR (WOPEY), Sasol (SSL), Continental Resources (CLR), Devon Energy (DVN), Marathon Oil (MRO), Apache (APA), GALP ENERGIA SG/ADR (GLPEY), Noble Energy (NBL), Rwe Ag Sp (RWEOY), Diamondback Energy (FANG) and EQT (EQT).

Media headlines about XEC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Cimarex Energy earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 48.26 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Cimarex Energy.

Cimarex Energy's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.98%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (5.65%), Boston Partners (5.22%), FMR LLC (3.45%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.33%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.02%). Company insiders that own Cimarex Energy stock include Francis Brian Barron, Gary R Abbott, Harold R Logan Jr, James H Shonsey, John Lambuth, Joseph R Albi, Krista L Johnson, L Paul Teague, Lisa A Stewart, 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 FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., Korea Investment CORP, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Bridgewater Associates LP, Luminus Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Cimarex Energy company stock in the last year include Francis Brian Barron, Harold R Logan Jr, Joseph R Albi, Krista L Johnson, L Paul Teague, Stephen P Bell and Thomas E Jorden. 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, Victory Capital Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Baird Financial Group Inc. and Marshall Wace LLP. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of XEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $86.01.

Cimarex Energy has a market capitalization of $8.58 billion and generates $1.92 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $494.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.65 on an earnings per share basis. Cimarex Energy employs 910 workers across the globe.

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.