Capricorn Energy (CNE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Capricorn Energy PLC, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas. It holds a portfolio of exploration, development, and production assets in the United Kingdom, Israel, Egypt, Mauritania, Mexico, and Suriname. The company was formerly known as Cairn Energy PLC and changed its name to Capricorn Energy PLC in December 2021. Capricorn Energy PLC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 228 to 243.50
• 50-Day Range: 192.80 to 229.50
• 52-Week Range: 109.20 to 243.50
• Volume: 32,990 shs
• Average Volume: 162,227 shs
• Market Capitalization: £170.28 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: GBX 260
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Capricorn Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capricorn Energy scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Capricorn Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capricorn Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is -543.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capricorn Energy is -543.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Capricorn Energy, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Capricorn Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNE.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Capricorn Energy has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Capricorn Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Capricorn Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Capricorn Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CNE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Capricorn Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.01% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.13% of the stock of Capricorn Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CNE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNE shares performed this year?

Capricorn Energy's stock was trading at GBX 169.60 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CNE shares have increased by 37.7% and is now trading at GBX 233.50.
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How do I buy shares of Capricorn Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Capricorn Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capricorn Energy investors own include Premier Oil (PMO), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Barclays (BARC), Tesco (TSCO), Aviva (AV), EnQuest (ENQ) and Glencore (GLEN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CNE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.cairnenergy.com
• Phone: +44-131-4753000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 172
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.43)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.58
• P/E Growth: -1.92
• Net Income: £-85,900,000.00
• Net Margins: -42.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -18.16%
• Return on Assets: -4.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.44
• Current Ratio: 2.56
• Quick Ratio: 6.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £183 million
• Price / Sales: 0.88
• Cash Flow: GBX 212.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.08
• Book Value: GBX 402 per share
• Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,930,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £160.49 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35