Sharp increase in CTRA’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Coterra Energy Inc shares valued at $2,525,800 were sold by BELL STEPHEN P on May 20 ’25. At $25.26 per share, BELL STEPHEN P sold 100,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 229,652 shares worth approximately $6.0 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, BELL STEPHEN P purchased 100,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,525,797 in proceeds.

Before that, BELL STEPHEN P had sold 115,385 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,653,855, the EVP – Business Development traded Coterra Energy Inc shares for $23.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 115,385 shares, worth approximately $8.62 million.

As published in a research note from Pickering Energy Partners on May 20, 2025, Coterra Energy Inc [CTRA] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral. Analysts at Johnson Rice upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Accumulate”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of August 27, 2024, ROTH MKM has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for CTRA.

Analyzing CTRA Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Coterra Energy Inc [NYSE: CTRA] rose 1.40% to $26.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.465, but it reached a high of $26.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.28%. Over the course of the year, Coterra Energy Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.35%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Coterra Energy Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Coterra Energy Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 6.6 million shares to 26.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 20.25 million shares. A jump of 24.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.11.

Which companies own the most shares of Coterra Energy Inc (CTRA)?

In terms of Coterra Energy Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 36 in the next 12 months, up nearly 39.64% from the previous closing price of $25.78. Analysts anticipate Coterra Energy Inc stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Coterra Energy Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 14, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $34.

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