NYSE:XEC - Cimarex Energy Stock Price, Price Target & More

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 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 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th. View Cimarex Energy's Dividend History.

Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.09. The oil and gas producer earned $567.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $568.46 million. Cimarex Energy had a net margin of 26.97% and a return on equity of 20.67%. Cimarex Energy's revenue was up 26.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. View Cimarex Energy's Earnings History.

Cimarex Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cimarex Energy.

24 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Cimarex Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $101.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Cimarex Energy's stock price to reach $136.55 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Cimarex Energy.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cimarex Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 20 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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 volume of 2,527,275 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 5.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Cimarex Energy's Current Options Chain.

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Headlines about XEC stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cimarex Energy earned a news sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 46.50 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Cimarex Energy's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.19%), Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.12%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), YHB Investment Advisors Inc. (0.03%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Cimarex Energy stock include Francis Brian Barron, G Mark Burford, 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 Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Cimarex Energy company stock in the last year include Francis Brian Barron, Harold R Logan Jr, John Lambuth, 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 NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Fulton Bank N.A., Delta Capital Management LLC, Sippican Capital Advisors, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Calamos Advisors LLC. 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 $97.39.

Cimarex Energy has a market capitalization of $9.34 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.