Crescent Energy Company (CRGY) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.77: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 3.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality.
Crescent Energy Company engages in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company's activities focused in Eagle Ford, Permian, and Uinta Basins. It owns minerals and royalty interests across the U.S. oil and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.77: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 3.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Crescent Energy Company
Latest news
- NEWS Mizuho Maintains Neutral on Crescent Energy, Raises Price Target to $15 — benzinga May 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS Stephens & Co. Reiterates Overweight on Crescent Energy, Maintains $18 Price Target — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Crescent Energy Q1 Adj. EPS $0.53 Beats $0.34 Estimate, Sales $1.183B Beat $1.160B Estimate — benzinga May 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Earnings Scheduled For May 4, 2026 — benzinga May 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Crescent Energy, Raises Price Target to $18 — benzinga Apr 23, 2026 positive
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1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.77: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 3.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $11.04. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $15.22 (+29.3% upside). Prior stop was $11.04. Stop-loss: $11.04.
Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0).
Crescent Energy Company trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 4.7). TrendMatrix value score: 9.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover CRGY with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $18.
What does Crescent Energy Company do?Crescent Energy Company engages in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in...
Crescent Energy Company engages in the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company's activities focused in Eagle Ford, Permian, and Uinta Basins. It owns minerals and royalty interests across the U.S. oil and natural gas basins. Crescent Energy Company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.