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Cabot (CBT): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold2 Buy1 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $87.33, the highest $98.00, the lowest $78.00. The average is +17.6% from the last price of $74.29.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI DeepSeek Chemicals - SpecialtyDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $81.00 → $82.00+1.2% | Hold | +10.4% | Downgrade | 16.10.26on TipRanks 18:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Chemicals - SpecialtyOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $81.00 → $82.00+1.2% | Hold | +10.4% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Chemicals - SpecialtyAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $79.00 → $80.00+1.3% | Hold | +7.7% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Chemicals - SpecialtyPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $81.00 → $82.00+1.2% | Hold | +10.4% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Google Chemicals - SpecialtyGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $84.00 → $83.00−1.2% | Buy | +11.7% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 15:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Chemicals - SpecialtyxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $93.00 → $82.00−11.8% | Hold | +10.4% | Downgrade | 08.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| Joshua Spector★★★★★★★★★★#3207 · hits 53% · avg +3.3% | UBS | $92.00 → $86.00−6.5% | Hold | +15.8% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:55 | −0.1%next day −0.9% · 5 days −4.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Jefferies | $98.00 | Buy | +31.9% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 21:11 | −0.1%next day −0.1% · 5 days −1.7% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Zekauskas★★★★★★★★★★#2991 · hits 53% · avg +3.3% | J.P. Morgan | $70.00 → $78.00+11.4% | Sell | +5.0% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks Aug 11 08:07 | −1.3%next day +0.9% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Pete Osterland★★★★★★★★★★#1396 · hits 60% · avg +19.4% | Truist Financial | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks 08:07 | −1.3%next day +0.9% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| John Roberts CFA★★★★★★★★★★#651 · hits 62% · avg +10.3% | Mizuho Securities | $80.00 → $90.00+12.5% | Hold | +21.1% | Reiterated | 25.06.26on TipRanks 07:31 | +1.2%next day +1.1% · 5 days −8.7% | ↗ |
| David Begleiter★★★★★★★★★★#4870 · hits 52% · avg +1.4% | Deutsche Bank | $65.00 → $80.00+23.1% | Hold | +7.7% | Reiterated | 02.03.26on TipRanks 09:15 | +0.1%next day −1.6% · 5 days −7.3% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Cabot
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $89.33 at a price of $76.91 (+16.2%); now: $87.33 at $74.29 (+17.6%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 02.11.26 (Q4 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.55 (from $1.53 to $1.58). Last quarter: $1.67.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $927M (from $909M to $944M). Last quarter: $982M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Basicmaterials
About Cabot
- CEO: Erica J. McLaughlin
- Employees: 4,064
- Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, 02210-2019, US
- www.cabotcorp.com
Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. The company offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. It also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications, as well as carbon nanotubes and fumed metal oxides. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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