Q1 EPS Estimates for Coterra Energy Cut by Roth Capital

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Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE:CTRA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Coterra Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.02). Coterra Energy had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 23.80%.The company had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.37 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 54.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CTRA. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Coterra Energy from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Coterra Energy from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Coterra Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Coterra Energy from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Coterra Energy from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Coterra Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $32.50.

Coterra Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:CTRA opened at $23.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $17.72 billion, a PE ratio of 11.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.29. Coterra Energy has a fifty-two week low of $22.46 and a fifty-two week high of $29.95. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $23.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Coterra Energy by 15.3% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 83,631,117 shares of the company's stock worth $2,416,939,000 after purchasing an additional 11,102,350 shares in the last quarter. Davis Selected Advisers acquired a new position in Coterra Energy in the second quarter worth $237,002,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Coterra Energy by 4.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,337,673 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,668,559,000 after acquiring an additional 3,818,700 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Coterra Energy by 5,145.4% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,100,064 shares of the company's stock worth $89,592,000 after acquiring an additional 3,040,963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Coterra Energy by 165.3% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,213,315 shares of the company's stock worth $106,934,000 after buying an additional 2,625,126 shares in the last quarter. 87.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Coterra Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Coterra Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.11%.

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.

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