- Beat earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters
- Low bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score: 3.46)
- Bullish trend confirmed on both short and long timeframes
Weaker technical forecast for Cabot Corporation as stock downgraded to Sell Candidate
(Updated on Jul 30, 2026)
The Cabot Corporation stock price fell by -3.61% on the last day (Thursday, 30th Jul 2026) from $91.53 to $88.23. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.86% from a day low at $85.77 to a day high of $89.08. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -3.45% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day by 65 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 441 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $38.91 million.
The stock lies in the middle of a wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 12.00% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $95.91 and $109.01 at the end of this 3-month period.
CBT Signals & Forecast
Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The Cabot Corporation stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $89.86 and $88.84. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Friday, June 26, 2026, and so far it has fallen -5.54%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Volume rose on falling prices yesterday. This may be an early warning and the stock should be followed more closely.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Cabot Corporation stock
Cabot Corporation finds support from accumulated volume at $86.12 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock is usually traded at a good volume, and with minor daily changes, the risk is considered to be low. During the last day, the stock moved $3.31 (3.86%) between high and low. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.07%.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (CBT) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 31st
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 31st we expect Cabot Corporation to open at $87.69, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $86.78 and $89.68, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.90 (+/-3.34%) up or down from last closing price. If Cabot Corporation takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.34% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $86.12 (2.39%) than the resistance at $90.70 (2.80%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Cabot Corporation will release earnings AMC on Monday, August 03, 2026.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $1.66. We will update the financials statements for Cabot Corporation, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 3.05% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Dividend Warning For CBT
Dividend coming up for CBT: Ex-dividend date (Friday 28th August, 2026) is 28 days away. The dividend is $0.470.Is Cabot Corporation stock A Buy?
The Cabot Corporation stock holds several negative signals and despite the positive trend, we believe Cabot Corporation will perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. Therefore, we hold a negative evaluation of this stock. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Buy to a Sell candidate.
Current score:
-4.457
Sell Candidate
Downgraded
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on July 31, 2026 - $87.69 ( 0.609%).
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CBT Performance
Trading levels for CBT
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 91.00 | 3.14% |
| R2 | 89.74 | 1.71% |
| R1 | 88.96 | 0.82% |
| Price | 88.23 | |
| S1 | 86.43 | -2.04% |
| S2 | 85.65 | -2.93% |
| S3 | 84.38 | -4.36% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 93.40 | 5.86% |
| R2 | 91.80 | 4.05% |
| R1 | 90.70 | 2.80% |
| Price | 88.23 | |
| S1 | 86.12 | -2.39% |
| S2 | 84.39 | -4.35% |
| S3 | 82.90 | -6.04% |
CBT Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | $0.473 | 0.539% |
| 2 | May 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | $0.473 | 0.599% |
| 3 | Jan 09, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | $0.450 | 0.572% |
| 4 | Nov 13, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | $0.450 | 0.757% |
| 5 | Jul 11, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | $0.450 | 0.601% |
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