CRK vs. GPOR, AR, CNX, CTRA, EQT, LNG, RRC, DVN, MTDR, and SM
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), Devon Energy (DVN), Matador Resources (MTDR), and SM Energy (SM). 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
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.
Gulfport Energy currently has a consensus price target of $218.11, indicating a potential upside of 20.47%. Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $18.73, indicating a potential downside of 4.43%. Given Gulfport Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gulfport Energy is more favorable than Comstock Resources.
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.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Comstock Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Gulfport Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Comstock Resources and 1 mentions for Gulfport Energy. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Gulfport Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Comstock Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% 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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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CRK) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
