Comstock Resources (CRK) Competitors

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DVN or CRK?

Devon Energy received 939 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.85% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1390 70.85%	Underperform Votes 572 29.15%
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 451 56.30%	Underperform Votes 350 43.70%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DVN or CRK?

Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Devon Energy, 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
Devon Energy	$16.80B	1.25	$3.75B	$4.39	7.44
Comstock Resources	$1.43B	4.96	$211.12M	-$1.11	-21.83

Is DVN or CRK a better dividend stock?

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Comstock Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Devon Energy pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comstock Resources pays out -45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Devon Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Devon Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is DVN or CRK more profitable?

Devon Energy has a net margin of 18.14% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of -18.32%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 22.52% beat Comstock Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Devon Energy	18.14%	22.52%	11.02%
Comstock Resources	-18.32%	-3.10%	-1.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, DVN or CRK?

Devon Energy has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DVN or CRK?

Devon Energy presently has a consensus price target of $43.71, suggesting a potential upside of 33.84%. Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $17.15, suggesting a potential downside of 29.23%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Comstock Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.82

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DVN or CRK?

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Comstock Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DVN or CRK?

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Devon Energy and 8 mentions for Comstock Resources. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.98 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Devon Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Comstock Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Devon Energy beats Comstock Resources on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.