Roth Capital Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Coterra Energy

Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE:CTRA) – Analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Coterra Energy in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Coterra Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Coterra Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on CTRA. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Coterra Energy from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Coterra Energy from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Johnson Rice raised shares of Coterra Energy from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Coterra Energy from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Coterra Energy from $38.00 to $33.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.10.

Coterra Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CTRA opened at $25.31 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $27.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.47. Coterra Energy has a 1-year low of $22.30 and a 1-year high of $29.95.

Institutional Trading of Coterra Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CTRA. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 5,744.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 3,661,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,520,000 after buying an additional 3,599,042 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Coterra Energy by 117.3% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,817,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,036,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600,801 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Coterra Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,461,000. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI bought a new stake in shares of Coterra Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,877,000. Finally, Man Group plc increased its holdings in Coterra Energy by 81.4% during the 4th quarter. Man Group plc now owns 4,842,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,681,000 after purchasing an additional 2,172,931 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Coterra Energy

In other Coterra Energy news, SVP Michael D. Deshazer sold 35,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.62, for a total value of $941,735.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 126,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,374,617.40. This trade represents a 21.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kevin William Smith sold 25,733 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.09, for a total transaction of $748,572.97. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 106,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,086,856.26. This represents a 19.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Coterra Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is a positive change from Coterra Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 13th. Coterra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 58.28%.

Coterra Energy Company Profile

Coterra Energy Inc, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma.