Cable One’s (CABO) Sector Weight Rating Reaffirmed at KeyCorp

KeyCorp reiterated their sector weight rating on shares of Cable One (NYSE:CABO) in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Cable One’s Q2 2025 earnings at $9.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $10.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $10.89 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $11.30 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Cable One from $420.00 to $325.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Cable One from $340.00 to $240.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th.

Cable One Trading Down 42.0 %

Shares of CABO stock opened at $151.99 on Friday. Cable One has a fifty-two week low of $150.00 and a fifty-two week high of $437.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $258.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $320.52. The company has a market cap of $855.40 million, a P/E ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.00.

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $12.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.21 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $380.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $386.61 million. Cable One had a net margin of 15.86% and a return on equity of 10.98%. Research analysts forecast that Cable One will post 32.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Cable One Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $2.95 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $11.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.76%. Cable One’s dividend payout ratio is presently -470.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cable One

In related news, Director Wallace R. Weitz bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $244.02 per share, for a total transaction of $244,020.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,362,607.68. This trade represents a 21.82 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cable One

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Cable One by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 28,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,534,000 after acquiring an additional 4,689 shares in the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. grew its position in Cable One by 11.3% in the 1st quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 6,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,675,000 after purchasing an additional 635 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Cable One by 47.9% in the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 131,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,969,000 after buying an additional 42,606 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Cable One by 22.5% in the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cable One by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,788,000 after buying an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cable One Company Profile

Cable One, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides data, video, and voice services in the United States. The company offers residential data services, a service to enhance Wi-Fi signal throughout the home. It also provides various residential video services from basic video service to digital services with access to hundreds of channels; and provides a cloud-based DVR feature that does not require the use of a set-top boxes.