San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.01 compared to its previous closing price of 5.98. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.48% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-17 that DALLAS , April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Argent Trust Company, as the trustee (the “Trustee”) of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) (NYSE: SJT), today reported that it will not declare a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its Units of beneficial interest (the “Unit Holders”) due to the application of net proceeds of $3,435,269, which amount would otherwise be payable to the Trust as royalty income, to the balance of excess production costs accrued as a result of Hilcorp San Juan L.P.’s (“Hilcorp”) drilling of two new horizonal wells in 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) Right Now?
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 55.50x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for SJT is at 0.68. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SJT is 46.61M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.62% of that float. The average trading volume for SJT on May 02, 2025 was 269.58K shares.
SJT’s Market Performance
SJT stock saw an increase of 1.48% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.61% and a quarterly increase of 47.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.86% for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.87% for SJT’s stock, with a 43.18% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SJT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SJT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for SJT by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SJT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $17.50 based on the research report published on February 05, 2009 of the previous year 2009.
SJT Trading at 15.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SJT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.01%, as shares surge +16.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.05% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SJT rose by +0.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +47.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.55. In addition, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust saw 60.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for SJT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.74 for the present operating margin
- 0.65 for the gross margin
The net margin for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust stands at 0.74. The total capital return value is set at 1.5. Equity return is now at value 190.00, with 132.80 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 41.34.
Conclusion
In conclusion, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
