BATL — Battalion Oil Corp

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates BATL Bearish with a Setup Score of 59, net conviction 40, actionability 87. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score59
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction40
Actionability87 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Battalion Oil Corp

Battalion Oil Corporation, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, production, exploration, and development of onshore oil and natural gas assets in the United States. The company holds interests in the Delaware Basin located in Pecos, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler counties in Texas. It also sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily to independent marketers, oil and natural gas companies, and gas pipeline comp… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

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Key Metrics

Current Price$1.58
Market Cap$32.8M
Float16.2M
Shares Outstanding22.0M
P/E (Forward)1.96
Price/Sales (TTM)0.21
vs. Analyst Target+1077.2% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-32.09%
Operating Margin (TTM)-127.89%
Revenue (TTM)$158M
Earnings Growth (YoY)712.70%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$18.60

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $148M -$230M $40.4M -$161M
2021 $285M -$28.3M $180M $25.1M
2022 $359M $18.5M $234M $94.0M
2023 $221M -$3.0M $100M $86.9M
2024 $194M -$31.9M $79.2M $36.0M
2025 $165M $11.9M $17.8M $92.9M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $42.8M $4.8M
Sep 2025 $43.4M -$735,000
Dec 2025 $32.3M $1.8M
Mar 2026 $39.1M -$56.5M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership7.8%
Institutional Ownership37.0%
Short Float28.5%
% of All Funds Holding0.43%
Number of Funds Holding35

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$1.65Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$3.31Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$2.36Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$5.14Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$2.48Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$1.94Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$3.88Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$1.70 resistance 2.46x 0 months ago
$5.20 resistance 2.11x 2 months ago
$10.70 resistance 4.86x 3 months ago
$1.20 support 7.62x 5 months ago
$6.60 resistance 2.34x 19 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (25 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.66% -0.16% 44.00% 15.38% -7.14%
1 Day 1.76% -1.69% 36.00% 115.77% -17.51%
1 Week -1.67% -2.68% 40.00% 81.15% -64.80%
2 Weeks -2.68% -1.44% 32.00% 111.54% -65.97%
1 Month 7.02% -2.49% 37.50% 112.09% -66.25%

Next earnings: August 13, 2026 (32 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

Insufficient historical data for monthly seasonality analysis (requires 7+ years of data).

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 1.14% 44.1% 306
Tuesday -0.11% 43.7% 339
Wednesday -0.53% 41.7% 336
Thursday 0.60% 45.2% 330
Friday 0.41% 46.2% 327

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 37.0%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 7.8%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings5
Net Value-$225,911.036
Net Shares Change-6,928,926
% of Float-42.9%
C-Suite Filings3
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC -$13.8M 1 1 sell
LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC -$8.6M 1 1 sell
Rohling Daniel P Chief Operating Officer -$157,228.286 1 1 sell
Martin Charles E VP, Controller -$40,020.75 1 1 sell
Mayer Walter R SVP, General Counsel -$28,662 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-03-26 – 2026-03-30 4 4 -$14.0M 3 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-05-26 LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC -$8.6M Transaction at $4.56, now -65.4%
2026-03-30 Mayer Walter R SVP, General Counsel -$28,662 Transaction at $6.00, now -73.7%
2026-03-26 Rohling Daniel P Chief Operating Officer -$157,228.286 Transaction at $7.06, now -77.6%
2026-03-26 Martin Charles E VP, Controller -$40,020.75 Transaction at $5.25, now -69.9%
2026-03-27 Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC -$13.8M Transaction at $5.82, now -72.9%

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AI Consult Analysis

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