NYSE:CLR - Continental Resources Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Continental Resources trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CLR."

Shares of Continental Resources split on the morning of Thursday, September 11th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, August 18th 2014. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, September 10th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Continental Resources stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CLR) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 18th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.07. The oil and natural gas company earned $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.17 billion. Continental Resources had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 35.43%. Continental Resources's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. View Continental Resources' Earnings History.

38 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Continental Resources' shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Continental Resources' stock price to reach $69.6786 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 56.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Continental Resources.

38 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Continental Resources in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 32 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Continental Resources.

News stories about CLR stock have trended negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Continental Resources earned a daily sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the oil and natural gas company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Continental Resources include ENI (E), EOG Resources (EOG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Ecopetrol (EC), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Concho Resources (CXO), WOODSIDE PET LT/ADR (WOPEY), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Sasol (SSL), Rwe Ag Sp (RWEOY), Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN) and Apache (APA).

Continental Resources' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (1.32%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.32%), Two Sigma Advisers LP (0.27%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.27%), Two Sigma Investments LP (0.27%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.22%). Company insiders that own Continental Resources stock include Ellis L Mccain, Eric Spencer Eissenstat, Gary E Gould, Harold Hamm, Jack H Stark, John D Hart, John T Mcnabb II, Mark E Monroe and Steven K Owen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Continental Resources.

CLR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., KBC Group NV, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Raymond James & Associates, Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Bank of America Corp DE and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Continental Resources company stock in the last year include Ellis L Mccain, Eric Spencer Eissenstat, Gary E Gould, John D Hart, John T Mcnabb II and Steven K Owen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Continental Resources.

CLR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Aviva PLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC and BP Capital Fund Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Continental Resources.

Shares of CLR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CLR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.50.

Continental Resources has a market capitalization of $16.73 billion and generates $3.12 billion in revenue each year. The oil and natural gas company earns $789.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis. Continental Resources employs 1,127 workers across the globe.

The official website for Continental Resources is http://www.clr.com.

Continental Resources' mailing address is 20 NORTH BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK, 73102. The oil and natural gas company can be reached via phone at 405-234-9000 or via email at [email protected]