California Resources Corporation

NYSE:CRC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.8b

California Resources Valuation

Is CRC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CRC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CRC ($54.25) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($104.2)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CRC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CRC?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CRC key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA22.3x
PEG Ratio0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CRC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CRC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.7x
SM SM Energy
6.4x13.6%US$5.2b
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas
13.4x6.7%US$5.3b
MUR Murphy Oil
9.1x9.6%US$5.4b
CNX CNX Resources
9.8x-3.8%US$5.2b
CRC California Resources
29.5x46.9%US$4.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.5x) compared to the peer average (9.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CRC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a5.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.5x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (11x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CRC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CRC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.5x
Fair PE Ratio21.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CRC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$54.25
US$62.57
+15.3%
5.0%US$65.00US$57.00n/a7
Sep ’25US$52.47
US$62.29
+18.7%
5.7%US$65.00US$55.00n/a7
Aug ’25US$48.93
US$61.67
+26.0%
4.6%US$65.00US$57.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$52.54
US$62.00
+18.0%
4.4%US$65.00US$57.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$47.35
US$62.00
+30.9%
4.4%US$65.00US$57.00n/a5
May ’25US$51.09
US$63.00
+23.3%
5.7%US$69.00US$57.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$53.83
US$61.40
+14.1%
8.3%US$68.00US$55.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$53.96
US$66.60
+23.4%
7.6%US$72.00US$58.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$47.54
US$63.83
+34.3%
4.0%US$68.00US$60.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$54.68
US$64.67
+18.3%
5.0%US$70.00US$60.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$51.72
US$64.67
+25.0%
5.0%US$70.00US$60.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$52.29
US$63.67
+21.8%
7.2%US$70.00US$56.00n/a6
Oct ’24US$56.01
US$63.83
+14.0%
7.4%US$70.00US$56.00US$52.786
Sep ’24US$56.88
US$63.00
+10.8%
6.3%US$68.00US$56.00US$52.476
Aug ’24US$51.20
US$58.33
+13.9%
4.9%US$63.00US$55.00US$48.936
Jul ’24US$45.29
US$53.83
+18.9%
9.3%US$60.00US$46.00US$52.546
Jun ’24US$37.92
US$53.83
+42.0%
9.3%US$60.00US$46.00US$47.356
May ’24US$40.23
US$54.67
+35.9%
8.9%US$60.00US$46.00US$51.096
Apr ’24US$38.50
US$56.17
+45.9%
9.0%US$65.00US$50.00US$53.836
Mar ’24US$42.63
US$59.17
+38.8%
8.4%US$65.00US$50.00US$53.966
Feb ’24US$42.04
US$58.50
+39.2%
10.2%US$65.00US$50.00US$47.546
Jan ’24US$43.51
US$60.00
+37.9%
10.6%US$68.00US$49.00US$54.685
Dec ’23US$44.69
US$60.00
+34.3%
10.6%US$68.00US$49.00US$51.725
Nov ’23US$45.26
US$58.20
+28.6%
13.4%US$68.00US$49.00US$52.295
Oct ’23US$38.43
US$58.50
+52.2%
13.9%US$70.00US$49.00US$56.014

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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