How to buy Cable One stock | 1786.12

Cable One, Inc is a telecom services business based in the US. Cable One shares (CABO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Cable One employs 2,751 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.3 billion.

How to buy shares in Cable One

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Cable One. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: CABO. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Cable One reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$1786.12, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Cable One, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Cable One. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Cable One's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Cable One's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$1786.12, which is 1.62% up on its pre-crash value of USD$1757.25 and 73.18% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$1031.39.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Cable One shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$735.77 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,035.95.

Cable One share price

Use our graph to track the performance of CABO stocks over time.

Cable One shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-14.

Latest market close	USD$1786.12
52-week range	USD$1031.39 - USD$2044.41
50-day moving average	USD$1813.6871
200-day moving average	USD$1802.1453
Wall St. target price	USD$1887.71
PE ratio	45.0216
Dividend yield	USD$10 (0.54%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$40.665

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Is it a good time to buy Cable One stock?

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Cable One price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $1786.12 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-10-23)	-6.35%
1 month (2020-10-01)	-3.52%
3 months (2020-07-31)	-2.00%
6 months (2020-05-01)	-4.05%

1 year (2019-10-31)	34.76%
2 years (2018-10-31)	99.40%
3 years (2017-10-31)	151.63%
5 years (2015-10-30)	312.08%

Is Cable One under- or over-valued?

Valuing Cable One stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cable One's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Cable One's P/E ratio

Cable One's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, Cable One shares trade at around 45x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Cable One's PEG ratio

Cable One's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.11. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cable One's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Cable One's EBITDA

Cable One's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$598.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cable One's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Cable One financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	28.68%
Gross profit TTM	USD$779.4 million
Return on assets TTM	7.14%
Return on equity TTM	22.56%
Profit margin	18.78%
Book value	$219.864
Market capitalisation	USD$11.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Cable One shares

There are currently 117,491 Cable One shares held short by investors – that's known as Cable One's "short interest". This figure is 14.8% up from 102,360 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Cable One shares can be evaluated.

Cable One's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Cable One's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Cable One shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Cable One shares traded daily (recently around 38648.355263158). Cable One's SIR currently stands at 3.04. In other words for every 100,000 Cable One shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3040 shares are currently held short.

However Cable One's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Cable One shares, or, against the total number of tradable Cable One shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Cable One's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Cable One shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0286% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Cable One shares, roughly 29 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Cable One.

Find out more about how you can short Cable One stock.

Cable One share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 22.74% of net profits

Recently Cable One has paid out, on average, around 22.74% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.54% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cable One shareholders could enjoy a 0.54% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cable One's case, that would currently equate to about $10 per share.

While Cable One's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Cable One is investing more in its future growth.

Cable One's most recent dividend payout was on 4 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Cable One share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Cable One's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1031.39 up to $2044.41. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cable One's is 0.4065. This would suggest that Cable One's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Cable One overview

Cable One, Inc. 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 residential video services, such as local networks; local community programming that includes governmental and public access; and other channels, which comprise weather, shopping, and religious channels, as well as digital video services, including national and regional cable networks, music channels, and an interactive electronic programming guide with parental controls. In addition, the company offers premium channels; and advanced video services, such as whole-home DVRs and high-definition set-top boxes, as well as TV Everywhere product, which enables its video customers to stream various channels and shows to mobile devices and computers. Further, it provides residential voice and international calling by the minute services. Additionally, the company offers data, voice, and video products to business customers, including small to mid-markets, enterprises, and wholesale and carrier customers. As of February 27, 2020, it served approximately 900,000 residential and business customers in 21 states through its Sparklight and Clearwave brands. Cable One, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Cable One is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 11.143% of Cable One shares are held by insiders and 83.685% by institutions.

• How many people work for Cable One?

  Latest data suggests 2,751 work at Cable One.

• When does the fiscal year end for Cable One?

  Cable One's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Cable One based?

  Cable One's address is: 210 East Earll Drive, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85012

• What is Cable One's ISIN number?

  Cable One's international securities identification number is: US12685J1051

• What is Cable One's CUSIP number?

  Cable One's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 12685J105