Cabot Corporation (CBT) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $76.47 — A.R:R is negative (-2.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Dow chlorosilane feedstock.
Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company with two segments: Reinforcement Materials (carbon black for tires and industrial products) and Performance Chemicals (fumed metal oxides, aerogel, carbon nanotubes, inkjet colorants). Manufacturing spans the US and 20+... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $76.47 — A.R:R is negative (-2.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Dow chlorosilane feedstock. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 61, MACD bullish. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Thesis
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicChina25%10-K Item 1A: 'sales in China constituted approximately 25% of our revenues in fiscal 2025'
- HIGHSupplierDow chlorosilane feedstock10-K Item 1A: 'Dow, our fence-line partner at our fumed metal oxides facility in Barry, Wales, announced that it would be ceasing its polysiloxane operations'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Revenue shrinking — -11.1% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $76.47 — A.R:R is negative (-2.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Dow chlorosilane feedstock. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 61, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $72.84. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $76.89 (+0.5% upside). Prior stop was $72.84. Stop-loss: $72.84.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Dow chlorosilane feedstock; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Cabot Corporation trades at a P/E of 13.2 (forward 11.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover CBT with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $78.
What does Cabot Corporation do?Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company with two segments: Reinforcement Materials (carbon black for...
Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company with two segments: Reinforcement Materials (carbon black for tires and industrial products) and Performance Chemicals (fumed metal oxides, aerogel, carbon nanotubes, inkjet colorants). Manufacturing spans the US and 20+ other countries; sales in China constituted ~25% of fiscal 2025 revenues.