Crescent Energy Company (CRGY)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Houston, United States | NYSE
13.54 USD
-0.11
(-0.806%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.70 +0.16 (1.182%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a brutal multi-year decline. Despite recent earnings beats and a cut in forward P/E to a seemingly attractive 6.5x, the stock has lost over 42% of its value over the last three years, with every single year showing negative returns. This persistent structural deterioration suggests the market sees severe underlying issues—likely related to capital intensity or commodity pricing—that outweigh the current profitability. The balance sheet is also concerning, with debt-to-equity exceeding 100%, indicating significant leverage risk in a cyclical industry. While the dividend yield of 3.5% looks tempting, it is barely sustainable given the company's aggressive payout ratio of 600% relative to trailing earnings; this implies the dividend is being funded by cash flow or reserves rather than core earnings power, making it a potential trap for income investors. The recent price action shows some recovery momentum, trading above its 50-day average, which might attract short-term traders looking for a bounce. However, the options market is screaming caution, with heavy put positioning suggesting smart money is betting against a rebound. Ultimately, this is a high-risk turnaround play. The fundamentals are currently deteriorating in the eyes of the market, and the valuation metrics, while cheap on paper, reflect a 'value trap' scenario where the business quality has eroded. Investors should wait for clearer signs of sustained operational improvement and a reversal in the multi-year price trend before committing capital. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.081125 |
| AutoETS | 0.081126 |
| AutoTheta | 0.081202 |
| MSTL | 0.081464 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 0.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.396 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 100.234 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.583 |
| Market Cap | 4,473,666,048 |
| Trailing P/E | 169.25 |
| Forward P/E | 6.31 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Profit Margins | 1.27% |
| Website | https://crescentenergyco.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in late 2026 and early 2027, particularly at strikes significantly below the current price. Call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, while speculative volume flows into deep out-of-the-money calls are minimal compared to put volume. This asymmetry suggests a market consensus expecting continued volatility or further weakness rather than a breakout.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.95% | 4.19% | 4.32% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | 0.12 | 0.945627 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0.12 | 0.890869 |
| 2026-03-11 | 0.12 | 1.004184 |
| 2025-11-17 | 0.12 | 1.352875 |
| 2025-08-18 | 0.12 | 1.287554 |
| 2025-05-19 | 0.12 | 1.337793 |
| 2025-03-12 | 0.12 | 1.119403 |
| 2024-11-18 | 0.12 | 0.850461 |
| 2024-08-19 | 0.12 | 1.071429 |
| 2024-05-20 | 0.12 | 0.950872 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.12 | 1.094891 |
| 2023-11-17 | 0.12 | 1.041667 |
| 2023-08-22 | 0.12 | 0.884304 |
| 2023-05-23 | 0.12 | 1.177625 |
| 2023-03-17 | 0.17 | 1.648885 |
| 2022-11-22 | 0.17 | 1.172414 |
| 2022-08-22 | 0.17 | 0.990676 |
| 2022-05-23 | 0.17 | 0.974771 |
| 2022-03-17 | 0.12 | 0.742115 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.37878788 |
| Address1 | 600 Travis Street |
| Address2 | Suite 7200 |
| All Time High | 19.65 |
| All Time Low | 6.83 |
| Ask | 13.78 |
| Ask Size | 2,600 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,035,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,903,558 |
| Average Volume | 5,903,558 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,035,970 |
| Beta | 0.892 |
| Bid | 13.56 |
| Bid Size | 2,400 |
| Book Value | 15.596 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.54 |
| Current Ratio | 0.945 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 13.755 |
| Day Low | 13.395 |
| Debt To Equity | 100.234 |
| Dividend Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.52 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,855,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,855,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.172 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.216 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,787,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,649,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,649,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,021,927,040 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.46919 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.643 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.179 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,388,102,656 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.29209 |
| Eps Forward | 2.14623 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.08 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,786,924,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.1698 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.3702002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2121972 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 37.878788 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.052484255 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.86 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7630209 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.68 - 14.29 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,638,973,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 295,602,275 |
| Forward Eps | 2.14623 |
| Forward P E | 6.308737 |
| Free Cashflow | 601,587,648 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,066 |
| Fullday Change | -0.11 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.805858 |
| Fullday Price | 13.7 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.62158 |
| Gross Profits | 2,678,631,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04658 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.93364 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 330,403,696 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,786,924,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.12 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Crescent Energy Company engages in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company's activities focused in Eagle Ford, Permian, and Uinta Basins. It owns minerals and royalty interests across the U.S. oil and natural gas basins. Crescent Energy Company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Crescent Energy Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,473,666,048 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_564714137 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 54,750,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,510,010,450 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 13.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,960,055,040 |
| Operating Margins | 0.53849 |
| Payout Ratio | 6.0 |
| Phone | 713 332 7001 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.1816828 |
| Post Market Price | 13.7 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,525 |
| Previous Close | 13.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 5.9072723 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.86817133 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0381157 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0127 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.53333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.11 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.805858 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.755 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.395 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.395 - 13.755 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,666,668 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030720001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01517 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.553 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.583 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 330,403,696 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.098900005 |
| Shares Short | 32,686,975 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 41,736,247 |
| Short Name | Crescent Energy Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1154 |
| Short Ratio | 5.54 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | CRGY |
| Target High Price | 24.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.73333 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 264,882,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.802 |
| Total Debt | 5,171,681,792 |
| Total Revenue | 4,309,409,792 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.48 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.035164837 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.08 |
| Trailing P E | 169.25 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.93565 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.60435 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2381523 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,666,668 |
| Website | https://crescentenergyco.com |
| Zip | 77,002 |