The price-to-earnings ratio for Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) is above average at 10.38x. The 36-month beta value for CBT is also noteworthy at 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CBT is 53.50M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.96% of that float. The average trading volume of CBT on April 18, 2025 was 459.55K shares.
CBT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) has increased by 0.01 when compared to last closing price of 78.32. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.27% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-02 that BOSTON, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) announced today that it will release operating results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 on Monday, May 5, 2025, after market close. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast to review the second quarter results beginning at 8:00 am (ET) on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
CBT’s Market Performance
CBT’s stock has risen by 1.27% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -6.93% and a quarterly drop of -13.16%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.05% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.83% for Cabot Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.87% for CBT’s stock, with a -19.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CBT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CBT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CBT by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for CBT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $105 based on the research report published on November 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Buy” to CBT, setting the target price at $104 in the report published on March 27th of the previous year.
CBT Trading at -5.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CBT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -33.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.05%, as shares sank -5.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CBT rose by +1.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $80.64. In addition, Cabot Corp saw -14.22% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CBT starting from Zhu Jeff Ji, who sale 14,566 shares at the price of $113.25 back on Nov 13 ’24. After this action, Zhu Jeff Ji now owns 69,449 shares of Cabot Corp, valued at $1,649,600 using the latest closing price.
Dumont Lisa M, the VP, Controller & CAO of Cabot Corp, sale 865 shares at $111.74 during a trade that took place back on Nov 13 ’24, which means that Dumont Lisa M is holding 9,742 shares at $96,655 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CBT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cabot Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 31.02, with 11.39 for asset returns.
Based on Cabot Corp (CBT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.59. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 761.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.00.
Conclusion
In summary, Cabot Corp (CBT) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
