Cable One, Inc. (NYSE:CABO) Receives Average Recommendation of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Shares of Cable One, Inc. (NYSE:CABO) have earned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $114.25.

Several brokerages recently commented on CABO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Cable One from $175.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Cable One from $107.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Cable One in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Cable One from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut Cable One from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday.

More Cable One News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cable One this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cable One is pursuing growth initiatives — a targeted Q1 2026 mobile launch, a proposed ~$480M MBI acquisition, and continued multi‑gig network upgrades that could drive revenue and ARPU upside if execution goes as planned. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen reduced its price target from $260 to $142 but kept a “hold” rating — the new target still implies significant upside from current levels, which may be interpreted as support for the stock’s medium‑term recovery potential. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company granted inducement equity awards to its newly hired CEO (James A. Holanda) — this formalizes leadership transition but creates potential dilution and will be watched for alignment of incentives and retention. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcripts and analyst write‑ups are available — useful for investors parsing management commentary on subscriber trends, guidance and integration plans for the MBI deal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 CY2025 results were materially weaker than expected: EPS of ($1.35) vs. consensus $7.60 and revenue of $363.74M below estimates — this drove a negative net margin and is the primary near‑term headwind to the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo cut its price target from $107 to $90 and moved to an “underweight” rating, signaling downside risk vs. current levels and adding selling pressure from institutional accounts. Read More., Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CABO. Baupost Group LLC MA purchased a new stake in Cable One in the third quarter valued at approximately $12,068,000. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Cable One by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 474,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,473,000 after buying an additional 72,327 shares in the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Cable One by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 320,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,182,000 after acquiring an additional 4,375 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cable One by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 271,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,109,000 after acquiring an additional 28,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Cable One by 20.6% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 147,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,642,000 after acquiring an additional 25,191 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cable One Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CABO opened at $96.47 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 0.38. Cable One has a fifty-two week low of $70.37 and a fifty-two week high of $290.48. The stock has a market cap of $544.11 million, a PE ratio of -1.51 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $99.38 and a 200-day moving average of $130.79.

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($1.35) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.60 by ($8.95). Cable One had a positive return on equity of 7.26% and a negative net margin of 23.74%.The company had revenue of $363.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $368.59 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cable One will post 32.08 earnings per share for the current year.

About Cable One

Cable One, Inc (NYSE:CABO) is an American provider of broadband communications services, offering a suite of residential and business solutions over a hybrid fiber-coaxial network. The company delivers high-speed internet access, digital video, voice communications and mobile services, alongside advanced managed Wi-Fi and cybersecurity tools. Cable One’s infrastructure supports both traditional cable offerings and converged IP-based platforms designed to meet evolving customer needs.

In addition to consumer-focused services, Cable One caters to small and medium-sized enterprises with dedicated business-class connectivity, Ethernet solutions and cloud-based voice applications.