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Michael L. Preston sold $1.6M of CRC

EVP, Chf Strategy Officer & GC at California Resources Corp. 26,409 shares at an average of $59.82, traded May 12, 2026, filed May 12, 2026.

Warning score
45
Value
$1.6M
26,409 shares
Holdings after
104,214
-20% from before
From 52-week low
+46%
low $40.19, close $58.83
From 52-week high
-15%
high $69.14, as of May 12, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $1.6M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 20% of holdings
    +5
  • Cluster
    No other insider selling within 14 days
    0

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m -4.1%, 3m -8.7%, 6m -.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

CRCOct 12, 2026 · close 53.52
Since filing May 12, 2026: -9.0%SPY +5.9% · excess -15.0%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001609253-26-000110, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
May 12, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-26,409$59.82$1.6M104,214May 12, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at California Resources Corp and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
15Weak
CRCsell10b5-1
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Jay A. Bys
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$643k
11,907 shares
-8%
15Weak
CRCsell10b5-1
California Resources Corp
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EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
$643k
11,907 shares
-7%
15Weak
CRCsell10b5-1
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Jay A. Bys
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
$643k
11,907 shares
-7%
16Weak
CRCsell10b5-1
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Jay A. Bys
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
$734k
11,907 shares
-6%
62Notable
CRCsell 5
California Resources Corp
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
owner
$214M
3,500,000 shares
-33%
60Notable
CRCsell 5
California Resources Corp
Christopher D. Gould
EVP & Chief Sustainability Off
$1.5M
24,347 shares
-16%
65Notable
CRCsell 5
California Resources Corp
Omar Hayat
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
$1.5M
23,000 shares
-22%
60Notable
CRCsell 5
California Resources Corp
Mark Allen McFarland
director
$1.1M
16,372 shares
-18%
69Notable
CRCsell 5
California Resources Corp
Noelle M. Repetti
Senior VP and Controller
$546k
8,564 shares
-53%
22Weak
CRCbuy 2
California Resources Corp
William B Roby
director
$22k
467 shares
+1%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

Michael L. Preston sold $1.6M of CRC | InsiderTell