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CRK vs. DVN, RRC, MTDR, SM, KOS, SD, EGY, BRY, WTI, and PHX

Should you be buying Comstock Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Comstock Resources include Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), SandRidge Energy (SD), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), and PHX Minerals (PHX). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.

Comstock Resources vs.

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

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 Energy18.14% 22.52% 11.02%
Comstock Resources -18.32%-3.10%-1.17%

Devon Energy received 939 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.83% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Devon EnergyOutperform Votes
1389
70.83%
Underperform Votes
572
29.17%
Comstock ResourcesOutperform Votes
450
56.25%
Underperform Votes
350
43.75%

Devon Energy has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Devon Energy$16.80B1.23$3.75B$4.397.32
Comstock Resources$1.43B4.87$211.12M-$1.11-21.45

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Devon Energy and 10 mentions for Comstock Resources. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Comstock Resources' score of 1.21 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
24 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Comstock Resources
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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.

Devon Energy presently has a consensus target price of $43.83, indicating a potential upside of 36.34%. Comstock Resources has a consensus target price of $15.32, indicating a potential downside of 35.66%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
4 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

Summary

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

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CRK vs. The Competition

MetricComstock ResourcesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.97B$7.71B$7.34B$19.70B
Dividend YieldN/A23.98%10.95%3.84%
P/E Ratio-31.3310.5654.4835.13
Price / Sales4.877.5522,824.9636.36
Price / Cash8.087.3835.5017.51
Price / Book2.981.593.524.78
Net Income$211.12M$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.42%-0.80%-0.54%1.62%
1 Month Performance27.53%5.85%8.64%13.00%
1 Year Performance116.45%-15.99%174.03%5.59%

Comstock Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRK
Comstock Resources
1.8981 of 5 stars
$23.81
+0.4%
$15.32
-35.7%
+109.8%$6.97B$1.43B-31.33240Positive News
Gap Up
DVN
Devon Energy
4.6853 of 5 stars
$33.52
+3.1%
$43.96
+31.1%
-35.7%$21.57B$16.80B7.351,800Positive News
RRC
Range Resources
4.2116 of 5 stars
$38.97
+2.9%
$41.50
+6.5%
+2.2%$9.31B$2.60B19.68540Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.3956 of 5 stars
$44.66
+4.5%
$70.33
+57.5%
-29.1%$5.59B$3.70B6.25290Analyst Forecast
SM
SM Energy
4.7094 of 5 stars
$24.77
+6.9%
$44.00
+77.7%
-52.1%$2.83B$2.95B3.71540Positive News
KOS
Kosmos Energy
3.8173 of 5 stars
$1.92
+7.3%
$5.18
+169.8%
-73.0%$918.26M$1.55B4.37240Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SD
SandRidge Energy
2.9779 of 5 stars
$10.46
+4.1%
N/A-28.3%$383.61M$137.61M8.17100Gap Up
EGY
VAALCO Energy
3.9664 of 5 stars
$3.54
+3.1%
$8.00
+126.3%
-46.6%$371.45M$478.99M4.16120Positive News
Gap Up
BRY
Berry
4.207 of 5 stars
$3.00
+2.7%
$5.00
+66.7%
-63.5%$232.79M$753.74M2.781,282News Coverage
Analyst Revision
WTI
W&T Offshore
0.4213 of 5 stars
$1.48
+7.7%
N/A-39.3%$217.79M$514.34M-3.43320Gap Up
PHX
PHX Minerals
1.7788 of 5 stars
$4.33
-0.1%
N/A+32.9%$164.01M$34.27M33.2720Positive News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:CRK) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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