The stock price of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) has surged by 1.80% when compared to previous closing price of $6.11, but the company has seen a 4.19% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-20 that DALLAS, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Argent Trust Company, as the trustee (the “Trustee”) of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) (NYSE: SJT), today reported that it will not declare a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its Units of beneficial interest (the “Unit Holders”) due to the application of net proceeds of $294,238, which amount would otherwise be payable to the Trust as royalty income, to the balance of excess production costs accrued as a result of Hilcorp San Juan L.P.’s (“Hilcorp”) drilling of two new horizonal wells in 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) Right Now?
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 270.43x compared to its average ratio. SJT has 36-month beta value of 0.68. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for SJT is 46.61M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.15% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SJT on July 04, 2025 was 300.43K shares.
SJT’s Market Performance
SJT’s stock has seen a 4.19% increase for the week, with a -4.75% drop in the past month and a 13.71% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.45% for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.23% for SJT stock, with a simple moving average of 27.63% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SJT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SJT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for SJT by listing it as a “Hold”. The predicted price for SJT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $17.50 based on the research report published on February 05, 2009 of the previous year 2009.
SJT Trading at -1.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SJT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.31%, as shares sank -1.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SJT rose by +4.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +84.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.23. In addition, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust saw 56.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
N/A, the N/A of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust, N/A N/A shares at N/A during a trade that took place back on N/A, which means that N/A is holding N/A shares at N/A based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SJT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.2% for the present operating margin
- 0.53% for the gross margin
The net margin for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust stands at -0.21%. The total capital return value is set at 4.0%. Equity return is now at value 39.60%, with 23.80% for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -56.7.
Conclusion
To put it simply, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
