Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY - Free Report) by 71.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 54,719 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 22,718 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC's holdings in Crescent Energy were worth $799,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRGY. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Crescent Energy by 206.7% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,527 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Crescent Energy by 48.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,978 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 1,621 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management bought a new position in Crescent Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $121,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Crescent Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $131,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Crescent Energy by 619.7% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,385 shares of the company's stock worth $152,000 after acquiring an additional 8,942 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.11% of the company's stock.
Crescent Energy Trading Down 0.2 %
Crescent Energy stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $11.64. 1,893,523 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,926,222. Crescent Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.88 and a fifty-two week high of $16.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.75 and a beta of 2.18. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $13.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.48.
Crescent Energy Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. Crescent Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -69.57%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
CRGY has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Crescent Energy from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Crescent Energy from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Crescent Energy from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Crescent Energy from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of Crescent Energy in a report on Monday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $17.55.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Crescent Energy
Insider Activity at Crescent Energy
In other news, major shareholder Energy Aggregator Independence sold 2,948,723 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.91, for a total transaction of $29,221,844.93. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Michael Duginski bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $10.38 per share, for a total transaction of $41,520.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 233,607 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,424,840.66. The trade was a 1.74 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders acquired 24,932 shares of company stock worth $263,219. 13.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Crescent Energy
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Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers.
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