The stock of Cabot Corp (CBT) has gone down by -5.93% for the week, with a -3.45% drop in the past month and a -13.15% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.59% for CBT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.56% for CBT’s stock, with a -20.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) is above average at 9.45x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.85.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CBT is 52.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.79% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CBT on June 19, 2025 was 441.43K shares.
CBT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) has surged by 0.08 when compared to previous closing price of 73.03, but the company has seen a -5.93% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-04 that Cabot (CBT) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
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 -4.18% 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 -37.77% of loss for the given period.
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 30.57, with 11.57 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 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 764.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.96.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Cabot Corp (CBT) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
