Piper Jaffray Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Cimarex Energy (XEC)


In a report issued on November 27, Ryan Todd from Piper Jaffray reiterated a Hold rating on Cimarex Energy (XEC), with a price target of $123. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $82.12, close to its 52-week low of $77.63.

According to TipRanks.com, Todd is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.6% and a 44.6% success rate. Todd covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Wildhorse Resource Development Corp, Whiting Petroleum Corp, and Continental Resources.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Cimarex Energy with a $127 average price target.

See today’s analyst top recommended stocks >>

Based on Cimarex Energy’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $146 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $89.83 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 41 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of XEC in relation to earlier this year.

TipRanks has tracked 36,000 company insiders and found that a few of them are better than others when it comes to timing their transactions. See which 3 stocks are most likely to make moves following their insider activities.

Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Its activities include drilling, completing and operating wells. It operates through the following areas: Permian Basin, Mid-Continent, and Others in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The company was founded by F. H. Merelli in February 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Stay Ahead of Everyone Else

Get The Latest Stock News Alerts