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The price of Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE: CTRA) closed at $29.36 in the last session, up 2.23% from day before closing price of $28.72. In other words, the price has increased by $2.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.18 million shares were traded. CTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.685.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CTRA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.88 and its Current Ratio is at 2.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Johnson Rice on March 12, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Accumulate and sets its target price to $37 from $34 previously.
On August 27, 2024, ROTH MKM Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $25 to $29.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when Smith Kevin William sold 25,733 shares for $29.09 per share. The transaction valued at 748,444 led to the insider holds 106,114 shares of the business.
Smith Kevin William bought 25,733 shares of CTRA for $748,444 on Mar 19 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Vela Adam M, who serves as the SVP & General Counsel of the company, sold 8,000 shares for $28.77 each. As a result, the insider received 230,120 and left with 101,008 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CTRA now has a Market Capitalization of 22433859584 and an Enterprise Value of 24207486976. As of this moment, Coterra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.616 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.504.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CTRA is 0.48, which has changed by 0.069191575 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CTRA has reached a high of $29.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.74%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CTRA traded on average about 6.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8144530 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 764.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 749.77M. Insiders hold about 1.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.61% stake in the company. Shares short for CTRA as of 1740700800 were 21233317 with a Short Ratio of 3.24, compared to 1738281600 on 18761948. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21233317 and a Short% of Float of 3.19.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CTRA is 0.85, which was 0.84 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02924791The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.33. The current Payout Ratio is 55.87% for CTRA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1741824000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-08-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
