California Resources (CRC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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California Resources - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 14 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
11

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for California Resources in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 14 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for CRC.

Consensus Price Target

$71.20
15.52% Upside

According to the 14 analysts' twelve-month price targets for California Resources, the average price target is $71.20. The highest price target for CRC is $82.00, while the lowest price target for CRC is $63.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 15.52% from the current price of $61.64.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CRC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/7/25 to 5/7/26	1 Month Ago 4/7/25 to 4/7/26	3 Months Ago 2/6/25 to 2/6/26	1 Year Ago 5/7/24 to 5/7/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$71.20	$70.50	$63.90	$61.27
Forecasted Upside	15.52% Upside	2.99% Upside	15.11% Upside	59.07% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

CRC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CRC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

California Resources Stock vs. The Competition

Type	California Resources	Energy Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.93	2.40	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	15.52% Upside	35.14% Upside	14.04% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent CRC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
4/13/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Josh Silverstein 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Buy	$81.00 ➝ $82.00	+25.69%
3/30/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Scott Gruber 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $74.00	+7.20%
3/27/2026	Zacks Research Not Rated		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
3/17/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sam Margolin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$72.00 ➝ $76.00	+20.49%
3/16/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Jiang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $72.00	+14.84%
2/9/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
1/21/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
1/9/2026	Pickering Energy Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral
1/5/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$70.00	+51.07%
12/12/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nitin Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$71.00 ➝ $72.00	+52.96%

10/10/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Zach Parham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$64.00 ➝ $66.00	+27.07%
9/22/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kalei Akamine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$60.00 ➝ $66.00	+20.81%
9/21/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Emma Schwartz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Buy	$71.00	+29.11%
9/15/2025	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Leo Mariani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$63.00	+12.00%
5/6/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	J. Levy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
12/9/2024	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	P. Johnston Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
10/22/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Scialla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$73.00	+44.84%

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CRC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 14 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for California Resources is $71.20, with a high forecast of $82.00 and a low forecast of $63.00.
: 14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for California Resources in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CRC shares.
: According to analysts, California Resources's stock has a predicted upside of 15.52% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, California Resources's stock had 3 upgrades by analysts.
: California Resources has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like California Resources more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for California Resources is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CRC compares to other companies.

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California Resources (CRC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

California Resources - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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California Resources (CRC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

California Resources - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

CRC Analyst Ratings Over Time

CRC Analyst Recommendations By Month

CRC Price Targets by Month

California Resources Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

CRC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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