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

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

Cimarex Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be paid 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 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th. View Cimarex Energy's Dividend History.

Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.05. The oil and gas producer earned $556.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $557.26 million. Cimarex Energy had a net margin of 27.75% and a return on equity of 21.47%. 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 brokers have issued 12-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 $133.7619 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 62.6% 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 during 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 daily trading volume, of 2,527,275 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 5.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Cimarex Energy's Current Options Chain.

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News headlines about XEC stock have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Cimarex Energy earned a coverage optimism score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 45.99 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Cimarex Energy.

Cimarex Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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, 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 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., Korea Investment CORP, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Bridgewater Associates LP, Luminus Management LLC and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Victory Capital Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Baird Financial 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of XEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.25.

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.