How to buy Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation stock (COG)

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares (COG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation employs 503 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.6 billion.

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Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-06-30.

52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$19.87
200-day moving average more info button	$17.47
Wall St. target price	$23.50
PE ratio more info button	32.7206
Dividend yield more info button	$0.41 (1.88%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.68

Is it a good time to buy Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation stock?

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Is Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's P/E ratio

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's PEG ratio

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.3385. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's EBITDA

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $775.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$1.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.13%
Gross profit TTM	$760.7 million
Return on assets TTM	5.38%
Return on equity TTM	12.23%
Profit margin	16.74%
Book value	$5.76
Market Capitalization more info button	$8.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 98.87% of net profits

Recently Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.41 per share.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 25 August 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 October 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's shares ever split?

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 14 August 2013 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's share price.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's is -0.0534. This would suggest that Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's shares have been inversely-correlated to the average (for this exchange) – so when the broader market trended up or down, Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation has bucked the trend.

Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation overview

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, explores for, exploits, develops, produces, and markets oil and gas properties in the United States. It primarily focuses on the Marcellus Shale with approximately 175,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The company sells its natural gas to industrial customers, local distribution companies, gas marketers, and power generation facilities through gathering systems and pipelines. As of December 31, 2020, it had proved reserves of approximately 13,672 billion cubic feet of gas; and 15 thousand barrels of oil or other liquid hydrocarbons. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.033% of Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation shares are held by insiders and 50.448% by institutions. How many people work for Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation?
Latest data suggests 503 work at Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation?
Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation based?
Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's address is: Three Memorial City Plaza, Houston, TX, United States, 77024 What is Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's ISIN number?
Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1270971039 What is Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's CUSIP number?
Cabot Oil-and-Gas Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 127097103