Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) Gained This Week. Here is Why.

The share price of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) surged by 4.95% between May 14 and May 21, 2025, putting it among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week. Let’s shed some light on the development.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT) Gained This Week. Here is Why.

An aerial view of an oil rig in the Texas Gulf Coast with people working on it, emphasizing the company’s oil & gas production interests.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 90% net profits interests in certain royalty and overriding royalty interest properties in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, and 75% net profits interests in certain working interest properties in Texas and Oklahoma.

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) surged this week after the company declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.0808 per share for May, up significantly from the $0.0321 per share distribution announced last month.

The share price of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) has gained by 4% since the beginning of 2025.

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