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$21.41 +0.25 (+1.17%)
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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

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

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
Comstock Resources$1.25B5.00-$229.65M-$0.24-89.20
Gulfport Energy$1.79B1.83$1.47B$11.1316.64

Comstock Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.73, suggesting a potential downside of 12.52%. Gulfport Energy has a consensus price target of $218.11, suggesting a potential upside of 17.75%. Given Gulfport Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Comstock Resources
5 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.73
Gulfport Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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
Comstock Resources-5.05% 3.65% 1.32%
Gulfport Energy 21.33%13.16%8.67%

36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gulfport Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Comstock Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Comstock Resources and 0 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Comstock Resources Positive
Gulfport Energy Neutral

Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulfport Energy has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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$6.20B$7.59B$7.97B$21.64B
Dividend YieldN/A4.91%10.74%3.56%
P/E Ratio-89.1910.8340.8229.82
Price / Sales5.009.571,582.8894.52
Price / Cash8.3811.8236.3924.73
Price / Book2.681.704.444.61
Net Income-$229.65M$568.55M$4.28B$1.00B
7 Day Performance8.61%-2.87%-0.27%2.07%
1 Month Performance33.76%1.05%4.48%3.89%
1 Year Performance77.50%1.07%16.51%13.14%

Comstock Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRK
Comstock Resources
2.5842 of 5 stars
$21.41
+1.2%
$18.73
-12.5%
+79.2%$6.20B$1.25B-89.19240
GPOR
Gulfport Energy
1.8373 of 5 stars
$180.04
-5.7%
$213.30
+18.5%
+22.3%$3.39B$1.79B16.07256News Coverage
AR
Antero Resources
4.7117 of 5 stars
$33.57
-1.6%
$43.75
+30.3%
+10.0%$10.54B$4.33B21.38590Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CNX
CNX Resources
3.1313 of 5 stars
$32.51
+0.9%
$31.64
-2.7%
-3.3%$4.56B$1.27B55.09470
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.858 of 5 stars
$23.59
-1.0%
$33.22
+40.8%
-5.8%$18.19B$5.46B11.29980Positive News
EQT
EQT
4.7431 of 5 stars
$54.51
+0.8%
$62.95
+15.5%
+49.0%$33.74B$5.27B29.471,461Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LNG
Cheniere Energy
4.2277 of 5 stars
$235.72
-1.1%
$263.60
+11.8%
+24.0%$52.40B$15.70B13.761,714Positive News
RRC
Range Resources
4.4341 of 5 stars
$37.39
-0.7%
$41.80
+11.8%
+16.9%$8.97B$2.42B18.79540Positive News
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.207 of 5 stars
$45.65
-6.9%
$67.27
+47.4%
-15.7%$6.10B$3.50B6.68290
SM
SM Energy
4.247 of 5 stars
$25.88
-6.2%
$42.08
+62.6%
-41.2%$3.17B$2.69B3.66540Positive News
KOS
Kosmos Energy
3.3719 of 5 stars
$1.66
-7.3%
$4.12
+148.2%
-61.4%$856.08M$1.68B-5.03240Options Volume

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