Cimarex Energy Co: (NYSE: XEC)

$71.23

2.47 (3.59%)

Volume 711,253

May 23 03:05 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		67.92 - 71.28
	
		52wk Low - High
		46.19 - 79.69
	
		Previous Close
		68.76
	
		Avg. Volume
		954,153
	
		Industry
		OIL-US EXP&PROD
	
		Market Cap
		5.94 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.56 - 0.81
	
		Beta
		1.66
	
		PE (Forward)
		14.11
	
		Current Year Est.
		4.87
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		5.04%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            14.11
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.02
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            4.87
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.19
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            1.25
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            5.04%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-08-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            4.00
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            13.80%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Cimarex Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on increasing shareholder value through strategies linked to generating attractive economic returns on capital employed and profitable growth in per-share reserves, production, and cash flow. They intend to profitably grow reserves and production through a balanced mix of exploration, exploitation and acquisitions. They have a diversified base of high-quality production along with attractive drilling opportunities.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	1.19	1.31	4.87	5.48
Number of Estimates	14	12	16	15
Low Estimate	1.01	1.08	4.37	3.31
High Estimate	1.44	1.52	5.73	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.79	0.97	4.19	4.87
EPS Growth	50.90%	34.97%	16.26%	12.55%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
CIMAREX ENERGY	XEC	68.76
ABRAXAS PETE/NV	AXAS	2.45
EPL OIL&GAS INC	EPL	30.32
SANDRDG MS T II	SDR	12.31
ANADARKO PETROL	APC	89.21
CHESAPEAKE ENGY	CHK	21.10
ENCANA CORP	ECA	19.31
EXCO RESOURCES	XCO	8.48
MCMORAN EXPLOR	MMR	16.83
NOBLE ENERGY	NBL	119.07

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL-US EXP&PROD

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Cimarex to Focus on New Mexico

May 14, 2013

Cimarex Hikes Dividend

Feb 27, 2013

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday

Jul 23, 2012

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday

Jul 05, 2012

Report for XEC

May 07, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	4.00
Sales	1,624
Net Income	337
Price/Earnings	17.19
Price/Book	1.67
Price/Cash Flow	6.78
Price/Sales	3.65

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News

Cimarex Energy Q1 net income decreases - Datamonitor

May 23, 2013

Cimarex Energy Shares Climbing Higher, Up 2.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 23, 2013

Potential Cimarex Energy (XEC) Trade Targets 30.12% Return - Freshbrewedmedia

May 22, 2013

Cimarex Energy Earnings Hindsight: Down 3.0% in Last 13 Days (XEC) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

Earnings Look Back: Cimarex Energy Is Down 3.0% Since Reporting Quarterly Results 1 Week Ago (XEC) - Financial News Network Online - Earnings Lookback

May 18, 2013

Buyers Accumulate Shares of Cimarex Energy, Up 1.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 17, 2013

Daily Dividend Report: SYY, VTR, HIG, ESS, XEC - Marketnewsvideo.Com

May 17, 2013

Cimarex Energy Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend - Pr Newswire

May 16, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.06
ABR (Last Week)	2.00
# of recs in ABR	16
Average Target Price	82.64
Industry Rank by ABR	106 out of 265
Rank in Industry	15 out of 88

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