NYSE: CRGY

Crescent Energy (CRGY) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$12.98−0.17 (−1.3%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Crescent Energy slipped this week, closing at $12.98, a move investors were tracking as sharper than the broader market's decline. The other notable activity centered on executive equity: CEO David C. Rockecharlie, CFO Kendall Brandi, and EVP John Clayton Rynd each received restricted Class A shares awarded by KKR Energy Assets Manager LLC or an affiliate, with vesting schedules beginning in March 2027 and running across five annual installments. Separately, coverage highlighted Crescent Energy's standing as a growth-oriented name within the energy sector.

Shares sit at $12.98, above both the 50-day average of $12.82 and the 200-day average of $11.42, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 64.6, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Against Gekko Fair Value of $14.68, the current price reflects a gap of -11.6%. Over the trailing year the stock has returned 37.2%, though the past month shows a decline of 4.9%.

The next earnings date falls on 2 November 2026, 34 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 3 August 2026 showed EPS of $0.63 against a $0.45 estimate, with an average absolute reaction of 4.9% across recent quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity registers in the current windows. Seasonality data shows the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.1% return over 4 years, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus stands at 10 buy, 2 hold, and 1 sell ratings among 13 firms, with a consensus target of $17.47.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Crescent Energy price vs fair value

$14.68$12.98Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $12.98200-day averageGekko Fair Value $14.68

Crescent Energy quick facts

Market cap
$4.29B
P/E ratio
164.4
Forward P/E
6.4
EPS, TTM
$0.08
Revenue, TTM
$4.31B
Profit margin
1.3%
Dividend yield
3.58%
Beta
0.92
Volume
5.67M avg 6.76M
1-year return
+37.2%
Typical daily move
±4%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%
50-day average
$12.82
200-day average
$11.42
Next earnings
Nov 2
Shares outstanding
330.4M
52-week range
$7.68$15.47

Crescent Energy swing-trade checklist

Crescent Energy scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $12.98 is above the 50-day ($12.82) and 200-day ($11.42) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.6, Accumulation

    Reading 64.6 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    11.6% below

    Price is 11.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 34 days

    Next report Nov 2, 2026, 34 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitymixed

    +1.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.1% over 4 years, rising in 2 of them.

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Crescent Energy stock chart and price history

Crescent Energy closed at $12.98 on Sep 28, 2026, +37.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $7.68 to $15.47.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Crescent Energy share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$8$10$12$14NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep12.98

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.9%
3 months
+29.8%
6 months
−5.3%
1 year
+37.2%
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Crescent Energy GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Crescent Energy’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.6, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.5 points over five sessions.

010064.6Accumulation

Up 3.5 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying42−0.4%+2.6%+0.6%+15.0%
Accumulation (current zone)207+1.6%+1.7%+2.8%+5.5%
Neutral3810.0%+0.3%+1.3%+1.2%
Distribution41−1.5%−1.6%−1.3%−2.0%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average CRGY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Crescent Energy stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Crescent Energy trades 11.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.68, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Crescent Energy shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$14.68

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

11.6% Undervalued

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Crescent Energy insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Crescent Energy, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CRGY in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CRGY were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Crescent Energy has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$8K
As a share of market cap
0.00%
Trailing four quarters
$4.81M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds CRGY.

1added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Crescent Energy earnings: next date and track record

Crescent Energy reports on Nov 2, 2026 (34 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.9%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.6%Nov ’24−6.6%Feb ’25−7.8%May ’25+4.5%Aug ’25−4.5%Nov ’25+4.7%Feb ’26+3.4%May ’26−1.7%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 3, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Crescent Energy reported record Q2 2026 results with production of ~335,000 BOE/day (140,000 barrels oil/day) and record levered free cash flow of $418 million. Total production exceeded full-year guidance midpoint by ~2%, oil by ~4%, and adjusted operating expense came in ~10% better than guidance. Permian synergy targets were raised to $250-$300 million, roughly 3x the original target, with ~$190 million already captured. Eagle Ford well costs are down 25%+ from 2023 levels.
Guidance
Management raised full-year production and oil production guidance while improving operating expense guidance, maintaining development capital range. Permian synergy target increased to $250-$300 million. Record free cash flow provides flexibility to accelerate deleveraging and return capital to shareholders.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 3, 2026$0.63
est $0.45
+40.0%$1.39B
est $1.26B
+10.9%−1.7%
May 4, 2026$0.53
est $0.36
+47.2%$1.18B
est $1.15B
+2.5%+3.4%
Feb 25, 2026$0.49
est $0.39
+26.7%$865.0M
est $888.0M
−2.6%+4.7%
Nov 3, 2025$0.35
est $0.30
+16.7%$866.6M
est $878.6M
−1.4%−4.5%
Aug 4, 2025$0.43
est $0.23
+87.0%$898.0M
est $897.8M
0.0%+4.5%
May 5, 2025$0.56
est $0.47
+19.1%$950.2M
est $876.2M
+8.4%−7.8%
Feb 26, 2025$0.56
est $0.43
+30.2%$875.3M
est $890.6M
−1.7%−6.6%
Nov 4, 2024$0.39
est $0.28
+39.3%$744.9M
est $884.1M
−15.8%+5.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Crescent Energy stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Crescent Energy is $17.47, +34.6% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$17.47consensus 12-month target, +34.6% from the last close
Low $12High $20
Buy10
Hold2
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 23Siebert Williams Shank & CoBuy, maintained$18+38.7%
Sep 18BMO CapitalHold, reiterated$16+23.3%
Sep 17Truist FinancialBuy, initiated$19+46.4%
Sep 15UBSBuy, reiterated$19+46.4%
Sep 14Evercore ISIBuy, maintained$18+38.7%
+2.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 4 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Crescent Energy seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Crescent Energy averaged +1.1% across the last 4 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+12.8%2022−1.1%2023+15.1%2024−14.2%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.8%2 of 4
Next 10 trading days+0.7%2 of 4
Next 15 trading days+1.4%2 of 4
Next 20 trading days+1.1%2 of 4
Next 30 trading days+3.1%2 of 4

For scale, CRGY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.9%.

Crescent Energy market cap and key statistics

Crescent Energy’s market cap is $4.29B, with a P/E ratio of 164.4 and revenue of $4.31B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$4.29B
P/E ratio
164.4
Forward P/E
6.4
EPS, TTM
$0.08
Gekko Fair Value
$14.68

Trading

Volume
5.67M
Avg volume, 20 days
6.76M
52-week high
$15.47
52-week low
$7.68
Shares outstanding
330.4M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.31B
Profit margin
1.3%
Return on equity
1.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+117.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.92
Typical daily move
±4%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%
Dividend yield
3.58%

Crescent Energy peers

Crescent Energy’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
XOMExxon Mobil−0.2%Neutral11.4% above
CVXChevron−0.3%Accumulation4.2% above
TTETotalEnergies−1.5%Neutral27.5% below
CNQCanadian Natural Resources−1.0%Accumulation23.0% below
SUSuncor Energy−0.5%Neutral19.7% below
EOGEOG Resources−1.2%Accumulation26.7% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Crescent Energy stock FAQ

What is Crescent Energy’s market cap?

Crescent Energy’s market cap is $4.29B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $12.98, with 330.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 164.4.

What is the Crescent Energy stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Crescent Energy is $17.47, +34.6% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Crescent Energy stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Crescent Energy is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $12.98 is 11.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.68. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Crescent Energy report earnings next?

Crescent Energy is expected to report on Nov 2, 2026 (34 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.58 per share on revenue of $1.19B. Crescent Energy beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.9% on average across the report.

What is Crescent Energy’s 52-week high and low?

Crescent Energy’s 52-week high is $15.47 and its 52-week low is $7.68; it closed at $12.98 on Sep 28, 2026, +37.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $19.65 on Apr 18, 2022.

Is Crescent Energy stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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