Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA)’s stock price has increased by 3.08 compared to its previous closing price of 26.09. However, the company has seen a 2.33% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2025-03-10 that It might be tempting to pull your money out of the S&P 500 given President Trump’s trade-war mongering. The post Analysts Say 6 Rising Stocks Are Your Best Bets Amid Trump appeared first on Investor’s Business Daily.
Is It Worth Investing in Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) is 17.91x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CTRA is 0.52. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 9 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CTRA is 748.88M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.78% of that float. On March 10, 2025, CTRA’s average trading volume was 6.38M shares.
CTRA’s Market Performance
CTRA’s stock has seen a 2.33% increase for the week, with a -1.81% drop in the past month and a 4.93% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.17% for Coterra Energy Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.52% for CTRA’s stock, with a 4.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTRA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTRA stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for CTRA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CTRA in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $29 based on the research report published on August 27, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTRA reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for CTRA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 18th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CTRA, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on June 14th of the previous year.
CTRA Trading at -2.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CTRA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.03%, as shares sank -2.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTRA rose by +1.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.30. In addition, Coterra Energy Inc saw 5.30% 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 CTRA starting from BELL STEPHEN P, who sale 75,000 shares at the price of $26.02 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, BELL STEPHEN P now owns 524,610 shares of Coterra Energy Inc, valued at $1,951,200 using the latest closing price.
BELL STEPHEN P, the Officer of Coterra Energy Inc, proposed sale 75,000 shares at $26.02 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that BELL STEPHEN P is holding shares at $1,951,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CTRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coterra Energy Inc stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.56, with 5.27 for asset returns.
Based on Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.74. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.29 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.9. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.92.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
