Crescent Energy (CRGY) closed the most recent trading day at $8.39, moving -1.29% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.26%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.25%.
Heading into today, shares of the oil and gas company had gained 0% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 3.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.57%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Crescent Energy in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on February 25, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.25, indicating a 55.36% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $910.39 million, indicating a 4.01% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $1.6 per share and a revenue of $3.65 billion, demonstrating changes of -10.11% and 0%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Crescent Energy. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 3.01% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Crescent Energy is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
Investors should also note Crescent Energy's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 6.84. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 18.81, which means Crescent Energy is trading at a discount to the group.
The Alternative Energy - Other industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 157, this industry ranks in the bottom 36% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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