Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.00 compared to its previous closing price of 29.01. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.94% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-21 that While CTRA’s Marcellus operations are crucial for its natural gas strategy, the company’s Permian assets serve as a reliable source of free cash flow.
Is It Worth Investing in Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) is above average at 19.13x. The 36-month beta value for CTRA is also noteworthy at 0.47. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CTRA is 749.63M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.83% of that float. The average trading volume of CTRA on March 24, 2025 was 6.32M shares.
CTRA’s Market Performance
CTRA stock saw a decrease of 3.94% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.21% and a quarterly a decrease of 17.13%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.09% for Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.36% for CTRA’s stock, with a simple moving average of 11.30% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CTRA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CTRA stocks, with Johnson Rice repeating the rating for CTRA by listing it as a “Accumulate.” The predicted price for CTRA in the upcoming period, according to Johnson Rice is $37 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
ROTH MKM, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CTRA reach a price target of $29, previously predicting the price at $25. The rating they have provided for CTRA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 27th, 2024.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to CTRA, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on July 18th of the previous year.
CTRA Trading at 2.96% 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 -4.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares surge +2.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CTRA rose by +3.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.26. In addition, Coterra Energy Inc saw 12.45% 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 Smith Kevin William, who sale 25,733 shares at the price of $29.09 back on Mar 19 ’25. After this action, Smith Kevin William now owns 106,114 shares of Coterra Energy Inc, valued at $748,444 using the latest closing price.
Smith Kevin William, the Officer of Coterra Energy Inc, proposed sale 25,733 shares at $29.09 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Smith Kevin William is holding shares at $748,444 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 5.21. 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
In summary, Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
