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CRK vs. GPOR, AR, CNX, CTRA, EQT, LNG, RRC, MTDR, SM, and KOS

Should you be buying Comstock Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comstock Resources include Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Antero Resources (AR), CNX Resources (CNX), Coterra Energy (CTRA), EQT (EQT), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), and Kosmos Energy (KOS). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Comstock Resources vs. Its Competitors

Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ:GPOR) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Gulfport Energy has a net margin of 21.33% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of -5.05%. Gulfport Energy's return on equity of 13.16% beat Comstock Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulfport Energy21.33% 13.16% 8.67%
Comstock Resources -5.05%3.65%1.32%

Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulfport Energy$1.79B1.74$1.47B$11.1315.83
Comstock Resources$1.25B3.80-$229.65M-$0.24-67.77

Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus target price of $213.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.08%. Comstock Resources has a consensus target price of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.20%. Given Gulfport Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulfport Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Comstock Resources
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.82

36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Comstock Resources 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.

In the previous week, Comstock Resources had 10 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Comstock Resources and 1 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gulfport Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Comstock Resources
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Gulfport Energy beats Comstock Resources on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRK vs. The Competition

MetricComstock ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.77B$7.77B$8.00B$21.26B
Dividend YieldN/A4.85%10.85%3.53%
P/E Ratio-67.777.6774.7629.27
Price / Sales3.8010.3025,848.9553.51
Price / Cash6.2914.5036.0223.64
Price / Book1.962.204.095.38
Net Income-$229.65M$568.61M$4.27B$996.59M
7 Day Performance4.21%5.05%3.13%2.93%
1 Month Performance-21.17%-0.44%1.31%2.79%
1 Year Performance59.62%-8.43%11.19%12.70%

Comstock Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRK
Comstock Resources
2.9253 of 5 stars
$16.27
+3.1%
$18.25
+12.2%
+43.2%$4.77B$1.25B-67.77240
GPOR
Gulfport Energy
1.4775 of 5 stars
$167.77
-12.1%
$213.30
+27.1%
+21.8%$3.39B$1.79B15.20256
AR
Antero Resources
4.7014 of 5 stars
$30.67
-0.6%
$43.00
+40.2%
+17.9%$9.53B$4.33B19.54590Positive News
Options Volume
CNX
CNX Resources
2.2727 of 5 stars
$28.89
+0.1%
$31.77
+10.0%
+6.0%$4.08B$1.27B48.96470
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.9651 of 5 stars
$23.87
+0.3%
$33.37
+39.8%
-0.4%$18.17B$5.46B11.85980Positive News
EQT
EQT
4.8485 of 5 stars
$51.85
-0.2%
$62.14
+19.9%
+56.9%$32.43B$5.27B21.301,461Analyst Revision
LNG
Cheniere Energy
3.825 of 5 stars
$239.60
+0.9%
$261.93
+9.3%
+31.0%$52.21B$15.70B13.871,714Positive News
RRC
Range Resources
4.9116 of 5 stars
$33.41
+0.2%
$42.75
+28.0%
+13.9%$7.94B$2.42B16.79540
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.695 of 5 stars
$49.38
+2.1%
$67.60
+36.9%
-12.7%$6.02B$3.50B7.23290News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SM
SM Energy
4.3519 of 5 stars
$28.39
+2.2%
$42.50
+49.7%
-39.3%$3.19B$2.69B4.01540Positive News
KOS
Kosmos Energy
3.6304 of 5 stars
$1.87
+1.6%
$4.93
+163.8%
-63.1%$879.99M$1.68B-5.67240Positive News

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This page (NYSE:CRK) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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