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After finishing at $75.9 in the prior trading day, Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) closed at $75.51, down -0.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. CBT stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.805.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CBT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.41 and its Current Ratio is at 2.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
On March 27, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $104.Mizuho initiated its Buy rating on March 27, 2024, with a $104 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Keohane Sean D sold 114,436 shares for $79.28 per share. The transaction valued at 9,072,094 led to the insider holds 361,518 shares of the business.
Keohane Sean D bought 114,436 shares of CBT for $9,072,097 on Aug 14 ’25. On Nov 13 ’24, another insider, Zhu Jeff Ji, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 14,566 shares for $113.25 each. As a result, the insider received 1,649,600 and left with 69,449 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CBT now has a Market Capitalization of 4038155264 and an Enterprise Value of 5148405760. As of this moment, Cabot’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.35 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.444.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CBT is 0.88, which has changed by -0.31868625 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CBT has reached a high of $117.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 371.56K shares per day over the past 3-months and 377030 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 53.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.46M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.53% stake in the company. Shares short for CBT as of 1756425600 were 2965498 with a Short Ratio of 7.51, compared to 1753920000 on 2172938. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2965498 and a Short% of Float of 7.539999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CBT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.74, compared to 1.76 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0229249. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24. The current Payout Ratio is 24.72% for CBT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-03-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Cabot Corp (CBT) is the result of assessments by 4.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.67, with high estimates of $1.67 and low estimates of $1.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.35 and $7.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.28. EPS for the following year is $7.79, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $8.0 and $7.5.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $969.18M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $978M to a low estimate of $964M. As of the current estimate, Cabot Corp’s year-ago sales were $1BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $935.06M. There is a high estimate of $935.06M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $935.06M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CBT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.79B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.99BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.94B and the low estimate is $3.88B.
