The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. California Resources Corporation shares valued at $775 were purchased by CHAPMAN JAMES N on Mar 21 ’25. At $44.49 per share, CHAPMAN JAMES N acquired 17 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 43,462 shares worth approximately $2.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CHAPMAN JAMES N purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 78,840 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $39.42 each, the insider now holds 43,445 shares.
Before that, Hayat Omar had sold 16,016 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $883,821, the EVP – Operations traded California Resources Corporation shares for $55.18 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 16,016 shares, worth approximately $1.45 million.
As published in a research note from Barclays on May 30, 2025, California Resources Corporation [CRC] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 13, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for CRC. Earlier on December 20, 2024, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for CRC stock.
Analyzing CRC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, California Resources Corporation [NYSE: CRC] rose 1.50% to $46.8. The stock’s lowest price that day was $45.805, but it reached a high of $46.95 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.95%. Over the course of the year, California Resources Corporation shares have dropped approximately -12.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.06 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $30.97 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for California Resources Corporation (CRC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 46.09, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 45.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 47.23. The next price resistance is at 47.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is California Resources Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of California Resources Corporation saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.26 million shares to 4.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.81 million shares. A decline of -5.66% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.2 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.2.
Which companies own the most shares of California Resources Corporation (CRC)?
In terms of California Resources Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 47 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.93% from the previous closing price of $46.11. Analysts anticipate California Resources Corporation stock to reach 47 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked California Resources Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 24, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $64.
