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California Resources Corp (CRC): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy9 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 10 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 10 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $76.62, the highest $91.00, the lowest $68.00. The average is +41.0% from the last price of $54.33.
Analyst ratings 17
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $74.00 | Buy | +36.2% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +3.3% | |
| Unknown Analyst | Wells Fargo | $76.00 | Buy | +39.9% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 | −1.9%next day +3.3% | ↗ |
| Scott Hanold★★★★★★★★★★#206 · hits 65% · avg +17.9% | RBC Capital | $77.00 | Buy | +41.7% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 21:45 | +1.3%next day +0.7% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $79.00 → $81.00+2.5% | Buy | +49.1% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 08:14 | +1.1%next day +1.3% | ↗ |
| Josh Silverstein★★★★★★★★★★#630 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $73.00 → $68.00−6.8% | Buy | +25.2% | Assigned | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 | +1.1%next day +1.3% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 04:10 | +0.7%next day −0.4% · 5 days −1.1% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Jefferies | $78.00 | Buy | +43.6% | Reiterated | 18.09.26on TipRanks Sep 21 21:45 | −0.8%next day −4.0% · 5 days −4.2% | ↗ |
| Michael Scialla★★★★★★★★★★#10456 · hits 39% · avg −1.1% | Stephens | $93.00 → $91.00−2.2% | Buy | +67.5% | Reiterated | 18.09.26on TipRanks 08:55 | −0.8%next day −4.0% · 5 days −4.2% | ↗ |
| David Deckelbaum★★★★★★★★★★#1693 · hits 49% · avg +10.0% | TD Cowen | $68.00 | Buy | +25.2% | Initiated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 12:30 | −1.2%next day −0.8% · 5 days −4.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Seaport Global | — | Hold | — | Initiated | 02.09.26on TipRanks Sep 6 21:08 | −1.0%next day −1.3% · 5 days +6.8% | ↗ |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $56.00 → $58.00+3.6% | Hold | +6.8% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $55.00 → $58.00+5.5% | Hold | +6.8% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $52.00 → $55.00+5.8% | Hold | +1.2% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $54.00 → $56.00+3.7% | Hold | +3.1% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $55.00 → $58.00+5.5% | Hold | +6.8% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $53.00 → $58.00+9.4% | Hold | +6.8% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 11:05 | — | |
| Sam Margolin★★★★★★★★★★#313 · hits 72% · avg +15.5% | Wells Fargo | $76.00 | Buy | +39.9% | Reiterated | 10.07.26on TipRanks 07:24 | −0.7%next day +2.4% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Scott Gruber★★★★★★★★★★#383 · hits 60% · avg +15.6% | Citi | $78.00 → $70.00−10.3% | Buy | +28.8% | Reiterated | 01.07.26on TipRanks Jun 30 15:55 | −0.3%next day −2.0% · 5 days −0.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Gerdes Energy Research | — | Buy | — | Upgrade | 24.06.26on TipRanks Jun 27 00:06 | +1.0%next day +0.5% · 5 days −4.8% | ↗ |
| Nitin Kumar CFA★★★★★★★★★★#878 · hits 60% · avg +8.3% | Mizuho Securities | $86.00 → $87.00+1.2% | Buy | +60.1% | Reiterated | 27.05.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −2.4%next day +1.5% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Kalei Akamine★★★★★★★★★★#2813 · hits 56% · avg +6.3% | Bank of America Securities | $76.00 → $77.00+1.3% | Buy | +41.7% | Reiterated | 27.04.26on TipRanks 10:20 | +0.7%next day +2.5% · 5 days +5.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Siebert Williams Shank & Co | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 13.02.26on TipRanks Feb 17 07:15 | +2.1%next day −0.7% · 5 days +2.1% | ↗ |
| Kevin MacCurdy★★★★★★★★★★#8205 · hits 50% · avg +13.4% | Pickering Energy Partners | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 09.01.26on TipRanks 10:40 | −2.9%next day −0.4% · 5 days +5.6% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering California Resources Corp
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $77.00 at a price of $50.80 (+51.6%); now: $76.62 at $54.33 (+41.0%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Buy | 33 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
| Hold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 02.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.00 (from $0.76 to $1.23). Last quarter: $0.99.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $960M (from $891M to $1.1B). Last quarter: $1.1B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About California Resources Corp
- CEO: Francisco J. Leon
- Employees: 2,500
- 1 World Trade Center, Long Beach, CA, 90831, US
- www.crc.com
California Resources Corporation operates as an independent energy and carbon management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Oil and Natural Gas, and Carbon Management. It explores, develops, and produces crude oil, oil condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas to california refineries, marketers, and other purchasers. The company also provides Carbon TerraVault which builds, installs, operates, and maintains CO2 capture equipment, transportation assets, and storage facilities. In addition, it owns and operates power generation facilities, as well as smaller gas-fired power plants used to generate power for oil and natural gas operations. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Long Beach, California.
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