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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 13 Nov 2025.
California Resources Corp: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at California Resources Corp as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Energy sector based in Los Angeles. Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 50 filings were filed, from 11 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 2 purchases totalling €243k and 7 sales totalling €191.2M; 2 insiders sit on the buying side and 7 insiders on the selling side. On balance, insiders were net sellers of €191.0M. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Among those who bought: 1 senior executive and 1 chief executive. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €185.3M from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, disclosed on 16 March 2026.
The data flag 1 purchase as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The last insider purchase was made public on 13 November 2025, 339 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
Across the 5,811 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 50 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Over the whole record (from 2021), the tally stands at 12 purchases and 110 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 3.67 bn USD of revenue and 363.0 m USD of net income and a dividend of 1.57 USD per share.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at RGC Resources Inc and Empire Petroleum Corp. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
249
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€4M
12 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€480M
110 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleBys Jay A.5 sales
Chapman James N2 buys
Francisco Leon1 buy1 sale
Michael L. Preston2 sales
Noelle M. Repetti2 sales
Omar Hayat2 sales
+4 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +14.1%Entry US$48.83 · Close at T+90 US$55.71
- +16.2%Entry US$48.88 · Close at T+90 US$56.78
- +52.7%Entry US$44.51 · Close at T+365 US$67.96
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate California Resources Corp Strong Buy (bullish), based on 12 analysts. Average price target: US$75.33.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 3,510 of 24,161 companies
70.3
score / 100
Value86
Quality55
FCF yld18%
Earn yld7.5%
EV/EBITDA5.5x
ROE-3.6%
Gross mgn43%
Net mgn11%
Debt/EBITDA1.2x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$54.03
Analyst consensus
12 analystsStrong buy
US$59.00Target US$75.33(+39%)US$91.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$3.4B
Gross profitUS$1.5B43% margin
EBITDAUS$1.1B33% margin
Net incomeUS$363M-3.2% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)13.9x
P/Book1.4x
Beta1.02
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$4.8B
Total debtUS$1.4B
Free Cash FlowUS$865M
Debt / Equity40%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-3.6%
ROA0.2%
% insiders4.9%
% institutions105.8%
Last declaration on 13 October 2026
Declarations249 total
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9,317 shares@ US$58.1221.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001609253-26-000044:0
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About California Resources Corp
California Resources Corp (NYSE: CRC), headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States, is an independent energy and carbon management company focused primarily on California. The company was incorporated in 2014 and sits at the intersection of a mature upstream energy franchise and an emerging carbon-management platform. For international investors, CRC is best understood as a California-centric operator with a traditional oil-and-gas cash engine, plus a strategic push into carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration through its Carbon TerraVault business.
CRC’s core operations are concentrated in several of California’s most important onshore hydrocarbon basins, including Elk Hills, the Los Angeles Basin, the Ventura Basin, and the San Joaquin Basin. Its asset base was materially expanded by the combination with Aera Energy in 2024 and then by the all-stock combination with Berry Corporation in 2025, strengthening its scale, operational footprint, and reserve base in western United States. The company’s competitive position rests on a combination of local operating depth, large-scale infrastructure, relatively low-decline conventional assets, and a permitting and regulatory expertise that is difficult for new entrants to replicate in California.
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CRC’s business lines are centered on crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, with additional contributions from electricity-related operations and carbon-management initiatives. The company has emphasized reservoir management, targeted drilling, workovers, and capital discipline rather than high-cost growth for its own sake. Its California footprint is particularly important: the state’s resource base, environmental rules, and infrastructure constraints create both barriers to entry and a strategic advantage for operators that already have a long-standing local presence.
Recent developments have been important for the investment case. In 2025 and early 2026, CRC reported strong cash generation, higher production, and ongoing merger-related synergies. Management highlighted record annual free cash flow since 2021, an increase in production, and meaningful reserve additions following acquisitions. At the same time, CRC advanced its carbon strategy, including new memorandums of understanding with California industrial and power partners and the near-completion of its first carbon capture and storage project at Elk Hills. These initiatives underline the company’s ambition to position itself as both an energy producer and a transition-enabler.
Listed on the NYSE in the United States, CRC offers investors a distinctive mix of cyclical energy exposure, shareholder returns, and longer-term carbon optionality. The investment profile is attractive for those seeking a California-focused upstream name with transition exposure, but it remains sensitive to commodity prices, regulatory change, and execution risk on integration and CCS development.
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