National Pension Service Has $31.57 Million Position in Coterra Energy Inc. $CTRA

National Pension Service boosted its position in Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE:CTRA) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,334,680 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 51,504 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Coterra Energy were worth $31,565,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CTRA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 2.7% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 258,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,559,000 after acquiring an additional 6,717 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Coterra Energy by 35.5% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 3,887 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Coterra Energy by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 85,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,176,000 after purchasing an additional 2,227 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in Coterra Energy by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 12,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the period. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 15.7% during the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 8,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.92% of the company’s stock.

Coterra Energy Price Performance

Shares of CTRA stock opened at $27.84 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.93. The company has a market cap of $21.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Coterra Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $22.33 and a twelve month high of $29.82.

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. Coterra Energy had a return on equity of 11.23% and a net margin of 23.25%.The firm’s revenue was up 33.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.32 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Coterra Energy Inc. will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of Coterra Energy from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Coterra Energy from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Coterra Energy from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research increased their target price on Coterra Energy from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $31.00 price target on shares of Coterra Energy in a research report on Tuesday. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.81.

Key Coterra Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Coterra Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Combination creates a large‑cap shale operator with a stronger Delaware Basin footprint and operational scale that could drive cost synergies and higher free cash flow potential. Devon Energy and Coterra Energy to Combine, Creating a Premier Shale Operator
• Positive Sentiment: Deal scale (reported at about $58B including debt) positions the merged firm as a top independent U.S. shale producer, which can improve market access and valuation multiples for the combined entity. US shale producers Devon and Coterra to merge in a $58 billion deal
• Positive Sentiment: Large shareholder Kimmeridge publicly supports the transaction, reducing near‑term activist friction and improving the odds the deal clears shareholder votes. KIMMERIDGE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED MERGER OF COTERRA AND DEVON
• Neutral Sentiment: Management held an M&A call and provided integration and synergy commentary; investors should review the call transcript for guidance on expected cost saves and timeline. Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) M&A Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and value investors are re‑assessing CTRA’s valuation and long‑term returns in light of the merger — expect revisions to estimates and coverage as pro forma financials emerge. Assessing Coterra Energy (CTRA) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum And Long Term Returns
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple shareholder law firms have launched investigations alleging potential breaches of fiduciary duty and unfair pricing (several separate alerts/filings), creating legal overhang and execution risk for shareholders. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Announces An Investigation of Coterra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA)
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term selling pressure followed the announcement as investors reacted to deal specifics and fairness concerns; keep an eye on the exchange ratio disclosures and any formal challenges that could delay or alter terms. Devon Energy and Coterra Energy stock falls on merger announcement

Coterra Energy Company Profile

Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on the development, production and optimization of onshore hydrocarbon resources in the United States. The company’s operations center on the exploration, drilling, completion and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), with an emphasis on maximizing operational efficiency and capital discipline across its asset base.

Its business activities include identifying and developing resource-rich acreage, operating producing wells, managing reservoir performance and marketing produced hydrocarbons to a range of midstream and energy customers.