Czech National Bank grew its stake in shares of Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE:CTRA - Free Report) by 6.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 159,713 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 9,115 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank's holdings in Coterra Energy were worth $4,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CTRA. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 71,210,013 shares of the company's stock worth $1,705,480,000 after buying an additional 15,736,247 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 187.2% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 4,533,269 shares of the company's stock worth $108,572,000 after buying an additional 2,954,675 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 160.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,898,876 shares of the company's stock worth $80,154,000 after buying an additional 1,784,192 shares in the last quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Coterra Energy during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,380,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Coterra Energy by 5,325.5% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,148,569 shares of the company's stock worth $30,632,000 after buying an additional 1,127,399 shares in the last quarter. 87.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Shares of CTRA opened at $29.10 on Thursday. The company's 50 day moving average price is $25.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.98. Coterra Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.30 and a 52 week high of $29.19. The company has a market capitalization of $21.44 billion, a PE ratio of 17.53, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.61.
Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.03). Coterra Energy had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 9.38%. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Coterra Energy Inc. will post 1.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Coterra Energy's payout ratio is presently 50.60%.
CTRA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Coterra Energy from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $35.00 to $32.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Coterra Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $32.76.
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In other Coterra Energy news, SVP Adam M. Vela sold 16,435 shares of Coterra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.76, for a total value of $439,800.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 72,409 shares in the company, valued at $1,937,664.84. The trade was a 18.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kevin William Smith sold 29,643 shares of Coterra Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.16, for a total transaction of $775,460.88. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 77,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,016,282. This trade represents a 27.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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.
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