California Resources (CRC) Competitors $46.87 +0.30 (+0.64%) As of 09:36 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CRC vs. CHRD, DVN, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, SM, and TALOShould you be buying California Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California Resources include Chord Energy (CHRD), Devon Energy (DVN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. California Resources vs. Its Competitors Chord Energy Devon Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Northern Oil and Gas Ovintiv Permian Resources SM Energy Talos Energy California Resources (NYSE:CRC) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations. Is CRC or CHRD more profitable? California Resources has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. California Resources' return on equity of 11.95% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets California Resources16.14% 11.95% 6.00% Chord Energy 5.02%9.02%5.97% Which has more volatility and risk, CRC or CHRD? California Resources has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRC or CHRD? 97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of California Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CRC or CHRD? California Resources currently has a consensus target price of $66.27, indicating a potential upside of 42.39%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 55.23%. Given Chord Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than California Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score California Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07Chord Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRC or CHRD? Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than California Resources. California Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalifornia Resources$3.63B1.07$376M$7.326.36Chord Energy$5.25B0.97$848.63M$3.9322.68 Is CRC or CHRD a better dividend stock? California Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. California Resources pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. California Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Does the media prefer CRC or CHRD? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Chord Energy and 13 mentions for California Resources. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat California Resources' score of 0.42 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment California Resources 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chord Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCalifornia Resources beats Chord Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get California Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalifornia ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.93B$7.41B$7.85B$22.00BDividend Yield3.28%5.23%10.88%3.61%P/E Ratio6.369.7215.6932.73Price / Sales1.078.541,509.9491.60Price / Cash6.098.6836.6024.48Price / Book1.201.584.404.67Net Income$376M$568.55M$4.26B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.03%-1.44%-1.58%-0.31%1 Month Performance-14.94%-3.35%-0.44%-0.17%1 Year Performance-12.94%2.51%14.46%11.29% California Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRCCalifornia Resources4.3327 of 5 stars$46.87+0.6%$66.27+41.4%-7.7%$3.94B$3.63B6.421,550CHRDChord Energy4.2568 of 5 stars$92.63+2.3%$142.38+53.7%-31.4%$5.19B$5.25B7.12530Positive NewsDVNDevon Energy4.7782 of 5 stars$33.22+2.2%$43.75+31.7%-20.0%$20.63B$15.94B7.452,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8141 of 5 stars$23.32+3.0%$26.42+13.3%-12.0%$4.32B$1.32B11.38210Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.1969 of 5 stars$43.46+3.1%$66.50+53.0%-13.6%$5.25B$3.50B6.36290Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.4377 of 5 stars$28.79+7.5%$27.92-3.0%-17.5%$3.82B$3.03B14.92690News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.242 of 5 stars$23.16+5.1%$34.38+48.4%-42.8%$2.15B$2.23B4.2330News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOVVOvintiv4.584 of 5 stars$37.97+2.8%$51.41+35.4%-9.5%$9.49B$9.15B6.551,623PRPermian Resources4.9064 of 5 stars$12.60+3.3%$18.69+48.3%-11.3%$9.77B$5.00B8.71220Analyst ForecastSMSM Energy4.4377 of 5 stars$23.09+2.2%$40.09+73.6%-51.1%$2.60B$2.69B3.26540Analyst ForecastTALOTalos Energy3.415 of 5 stars$9.52+5.0%$14.43+51.6%-5.8%$1.58B$1.97B-9.81440Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chord Energy Competitors Devon Energy Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Northern Oil and Gas Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Permian Resources Competitors SM Energy Competitors Talos Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CRC) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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