Comstock Resources (CRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties. The company is primarily focused on natural gas and operates in the United States.

Comstock’s operations are concentrated in the Haynesville shale, a major natural gas-producing region in East Texas and northern Louisiana. Its activities include drilling and completing horizontal wells, developing natural gas acreage and producing natural gas and related hydrocarbon products for sale to energy markets.

Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, Comstock has developed its business through organic drilling and strategic acquisitions, including the 2018 acquisition of Covey Park Energy, which expanded its position in the Haynesville basin. Jay Allison serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.03 to $13.29
• 50-Day Range: $12.36 to $16.00
• 52-Week Range: $12.12 to $28.10
• Volume: 264,436 shs
• Average Volume: 2.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.51
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.75
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Comstock Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Comstock Resources scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Comstock Resources has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $15.75, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of $13.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Comstock Resources has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Comstock Resources are expected to grow by 19.23% in the coming year, from $0.26 to $0.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Comstock Resources is 7.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Comstock Resources is 7.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Comstock Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.95% of the float of Comstock Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Comstock Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comstock Resources has recently increased by 1.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Comstock Resources does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Comstock Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Comstock Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 161.29% in the coming year. This indicates that Comstock Resources may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Comstock Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Comstock Resources this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for CRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Comstock Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Comstock Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Comstock Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.13% of the stock of Comstock Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRK
• CIK: 23194
• Web: www.comstockresources.com
• Phone: (972) 668-8800
• Fax: 972-668-8812
• Employees: 252
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Comstock Resources: $15.75
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.71
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 51.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $395.61 million
• Net Margins: 23.31%
• Pretax Margin: 28.98%
• Return on Equity: 4.12%
• Return on Assets: 1.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.98
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: $2.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.61
• Book Value: $10.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 293,620,000
• Free Float: 286,868,000
• Market Cap: $3.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52