Jefferies Reconfirms $16.0000 Target Price per Share On Del Taco Restaurants (TACO), Reconfirms “Buy” Rating; Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) SI Increased By 10.29%

July 31, 2017 - By Kurt Siggers

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) had an increase of 10.29% in short interest. COG’s SI was 19.60M shares in July as released by FINRA. Its up 10.29% from 17.77M shares previously. With 6.75 million avg volume, 3 days are for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG)’s short sellers to cover COG’s short positions. The SI to Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation’s float is 4.54%. The stock increased 1.27% or $0.32 on July 28, reaching $25.5. About shares traded. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) has risen 1.25% since July 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 15.45% the S&P500.

Among 7 analysts covering Del Taco (NASDAQ:TACO), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 86% are positive. Del Taco has $1900 highest and $1300 lowest target. $16.07’s average target is 21.37% above currents $13.24 stock price. Del Taco had 14 analyst reports since September 8, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by Citigroup on Tuesday, September 13 with “Buy”. Citigroup initiated the shares of TACO in report on Tuesday, September 8 with “Buy” rating. The rating was maintained by Wedbush on Tuesday, May 3 with “Outperform”. Dougherty & Company initiated the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, October 13 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, June 13 by Jefferies. The stock of Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) earned “Hold” rating by Piper Jaffray on Monday, July 24. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, October 18 by BTIG Research. The company was initiated on Tuesday, November 3 by Jefferies. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Wedbush on Tuesday, October 18. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, October 28 by Piper Jaffray.

The stock increased 4.09% or $0.52 on July 28, reaching $13.24. About shares traded. Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) has risen 44.12% since July 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 27.42% the S&P500.

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. is an operator and franchisor of restaurants featuring made-to-order cuisine, including both Mexican inspired and American classic dishes. The company has market cap of $509.99 million. As of January 3, 2017, the Company operated 551 Del Taco restaurants. It has a 23.53 P/E ratio. The Company’s menu offers a combination of Mexican-inspired food, such as tacos and burritos, and American classics, such as Double Del cheeseburgers, crinkle-cut fries and milkshakes.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.27 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.13, from 1.4 in 2016Q3. It dived, as 47 investors sold Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation shares while 144 reduced holdings. 82 funds opened positions while 160 raised stakes. 433.38 million shares or 3.08% more from 420.44 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. D E Shaw And owns 1.35 million shares. Moreover, Allianz Asset Mgmt Ag has 0% invested in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 91,142 shares. Qci Asset Mngmt Ny has 0% invested in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 500 shares. Clarivest Asset Mgmt Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 27 shares. Northern owns 0.04% invested in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 4.99 million shares. Mitsubishi Ufj Tru & Bk accumulated 919,157 shares. Integral Derivatives Limited Liability Company invested in 0% or 9,614 shares. Janus Limited Liability Company holds 0.03% or 1.60M shares. Aberdeen Asset Mngmt Public Limited Com Uk holds 0.01% of its portfolio in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 81,219 shares. Fincl Architects holds 0.02% of its portfolio in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 4,100 shares. Massachusetts Fincl Services Com Ma owns 0.02% invested in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) for 1.68M shares. Victory Mngmt owns 8,748 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Rockefeller Finance Svcs Incorporated invested in 1.66M shares. Ohio-based Meeder Asset Mgmt has invested 0.07% in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG). 463,545 are held by Monarch Prtnrs Asset Ltd Llc.

Among 27 analysts covering Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), 18 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 9 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Cabot Oil & Gas had 73 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Underperform” rating given on Wednesday, January 4 by Bank of America. The firm has “Overweight” rating by Barclays Capital given on Monday, January 23. The firm has “Buy” rating by Topeka Capital Markets given on Thursday, October 8. Raymond James downgraded the stock to “Outperform” rating in Friday, April 21 report. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Tuesday, October 27 by Howard Weil. The rating was initiated by GMP Securities on Wednesday, February 3 with “Hold”. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, December 9 by JP Morgan. The stock of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) earned “Buy” rating by Topeka Capital Markets on Monday, October 26. As per Tuesday, July 21, the company rating was initiated by Cowen & Co. The stock of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) earned “Buy” rating by Drexel Hamilton on Thursday, February 18.

Since May 5, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 insider sale for $90,136 activity. Roemer Todd M also sold $90,136 worth of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) shares.