Callon Petroleum (CPE) Competitors

Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) and Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRK or CPE?

35.2% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Callon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Comstock Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Callon Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRK or CPE?

Callon Petroleum received 459 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.94% of users gave Callon Petroleum an outperform vote while only 60.03% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 446 60.03%	Underperform Votes 297 39.97%
Callon Petroleum	Outperform Votes 905 73.94%	Underperform Votes 319 26.06%

Which has more risk & volatility, CRK or CPE?

Comstock Resources has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Callon Petroleum has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRK or CPE more profitable?

Callon Petroleum has a net margin of 46.15% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of 39.08%. Comstock Resources' return on equity of 52.26% beat Callon Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Resources	39.08%	52.26%	17.72%
Callon Petroleum	46.15%	27.29%	12.96%

Does the media refer more to CRK or CPE?

In the previous week, Comstock Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Callon Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Comstock Resources and 13 mentions for Callon Petroleum. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Callon Petroleum's score of -0.08 indicating that Comstock Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comstock Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Callon Petroleum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRK or CPE?

Callon Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Comstock Resources. Callon Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comstock Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Resources	$3.63 billion	0.74	$1.14 billion	$5.00	1.94
Callon Petroleum	$3.23 billion	0.61	$1.21 billion	$22.48	1.42

Do analysts prefer CRK or CPE?

Comstock Resources currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.18%. Callon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $55.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.38%. Given Callon Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Callon Petroleum is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Callon Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Callon Petroleum beats Comstock Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.