Crescent Energy Co (NYSE: CRGY) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.40 in relation to its previous close of 15.03. However, the company has experienced a -2.50% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-31 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) (“Crescent” or the “Company”), today announced the closing of its acquisition of Central Eagle Ford assets from Ridgemar Energy for upfront consideration of $905 million, consisting of $830 million in cash and 5,454,546 shares of Class A common stock, plus future oil price contingent consideration, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Crescent plans to provide 2025 guidance reflecting the acquisition along with its fourt.
Is It Worth Investing in Crescent Energy Co (NYSE: CRGY) Right Now?
Crescent Energy Co (NYSE: CRGY) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 24.87x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.18. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CRGY is 176.50M, and at present, short sellers hold a 12.48% of that float. On February 05, 2025, the average trading volume of CRGY was 3.17M shares.
CRGY’s Market Performance
The stock of Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) has seen a -2.50% decrease in the past week, with a 2.42% rise in the past month, and a 22.61% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.02% for CRGY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.25% for CRGY stock, with a simple moving average of 20.12% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CRGY
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to CRGY, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on September 24th of the previous year.
CRGY Trading at 1.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CRGY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.28%, as shares surge +1.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.50% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CRGY fell by -2.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.92. In addition, Crescent Energy Co saw 4.31% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CRGY starting from Shi Bo, who purchase 950 shares at the price of $11.13 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Shi Bo now owns 45,811 shares of Crescent Energy Co, valued at $10,574 using the latest closing price.
Falk Todd, the of Crescent Energy Co, purchase 1,000 shares at $11.24 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Falk Todd is holding 7,000 shares at $11,240 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CRGY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Crescent Energy Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.64, with 0.73 for asset returns.
Based on Crescent Energy Co (CRGY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.17 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.93.
Conclusion
To sum up, Crescent Energy Co (CRGY) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
