Is Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Coterra Energy Inc [CTRA] stock is trading at $24.98, up 0.89%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CTRA shares have gain 10.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.95%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Coterra Energy Inc [NYSE: CTRA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 12, 2025, when Johnson Rice upgraded its rating to a Accumulate and also boosted its price target to $37 from $34. Previously, ROTH MKM upgraded its rating to Buy on August 27, 2024, and elevated its price target to $29. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $35 on May 16, 2024. Barclays started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on April 10, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $36. In a note dated January 05, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $31.

For the past year, the stock price of Coterra Energy Inc fluctuated between $22.30 and $29.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34.25 within the next 12 months. Coterra Energy Inc [NYSE: CTRA] shares were valued at $24.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 37.11% based on the average CTRA price forecast.

Analyzing the CTRA fundamentals

According to Coterra Energy Inc [NYSE:CTRA], the company’s sales were 6.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 40.68% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.08.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 24.69 points at the first support level, and at 24.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 25.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.28.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Coterra Energy Inc [NYSE:CTRA] has a current ratio of 0.90. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, while the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.15, the price to book ratio is 1.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.58.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved BELL STEPHEN P, EVP – Business Development, that happened on May 08 ’25 when 0.12 million shares were sold. Officer, BELL STEPHEN P completed a deal on May 08 ’25 to buy 0.12 million shares. Meanwhile, SVP & Chief Technology Officer Smith Kevin William sold 25733.0 shares on Mar 19 ’25.

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