It’s still a bull thesis, just subverted: California Resources Corporation (CRC)

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, California Resources Corporation [CRC] stock is trading at $44.71, up 1.48%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CRC shares have gain 2.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.67%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

California Resources Corporation [NYSE: CRC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 02, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $58. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on July 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $63. On May 30, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $60 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $36 on April 07, 2025. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $75 as its price target on January 13, 2025. JP Morgan started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on December 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $63. In a note dated October 24, 2024, Jefferies initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $64 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of California Resources Corporation fluctuated between $30.97 and $58.41. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $65.33 within the next 12 months. California Resources Corporation [NYSE: CRC] shares were valued at $44.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 46.12% based on the average CRC price forecast.

Analyzing the CRC fundamentals

According to California Resources Corporation [NYSE:CRC], the company’s sales were 3.53B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -11.94% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.26.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 44.20 points at the first support level, and at 43.70 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 45.01, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 45.32.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that California Resources Corporation [NYSE:CRC] has a current ratio of 0.89. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.78, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.13, the price to book ratio is 1.09 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.40.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Roby William B, Director, that happened on Nov 12 ’25 when 467.0 shares were purchased. President and CEO, Leon Francisco completed a deal on Nov 12 ’25 to buy 5425.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Affiliate IKAV Energy Inc. bought 0.12 million shares on Aug 12 ’25.

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