California Resources (CRC) Competitors

California Resources (NYSE:CRC) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor CRC or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 30 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Antero Resources and 13 mentions for California Resources. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat California Resources' score of 0.61 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
California Resources	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CRC or AR?

California Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.08, meaning that its stock price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CRC or AR?

California Resources currently has a consensus price target of $61.27, indicating a potential upside of 75.74%. Antero Resources has a consensus price target of $42.44, indicating a potential upside of 23.39%. Given California Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe California Resources is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
California Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRC or AR?

California Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. California Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
California Resources	$2.93B	1.08	$564M	$4.11	8.48
Antero Resources	$4.12B	2.60	$57.23M	$0.32	107.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRC or AR?

Antero Resources received 389 more outperform votes than California Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.87% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 61.25% of users gave California Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
California Resources	Outperform Votes 381 61.25%	Underperform Votes 241 38.75%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 770 64.87%	Underperform Votes 417 35.13%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRC or AR?

97.8% of California Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of California Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CRC or AR more profitable?

California Resources has a net margin of 17.43% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. California Resources' return on equity of 12.16% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
California Resources	17.43%	12.16%	6.15%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Summary

Antero Resources beats California Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.