The share price of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) fell by 2.33% between December 17 and December 24, 2025, putting it among the Energy Stocks that Lost the Most This Week.
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) operates as an express trust that holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in oil and natural gas properties in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico. The company distributes monthly royalty income to unit holders.
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) faced downward pressure on December 19 when the company reported that it would not declare any cash distributions for December, citing excess production costs and low natural gas prices.
The company reported gross excess production costs of approximately $8.4 million, which were accrued as a result of Hilcorp drilling of two new horizontal wells in 2024. The Trust clarified that it would not make any cash distributions until it has repaid the balance of excess production costs, replenished a reserve of $2 million, and repaid the principal and interest on the Trust’s line of credit at Texas Bank.
Despite the recent decline, the share price of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) has jumped by 31% since the beginning of 2025.
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