Comstock Resources (CRK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent exploration and production company focused on finding, developing, acquiring and producing oil and natural gas in the United States. Its operations are primarily centered on natural gas and natural gas liquids, with production sold to commercial customers, utilities, marketers and other participants in energy markets.

The company’s principal assets are located in the Haynesville and Bossier shale plays in North Louisiana and East Texas, one of the largest natural gas-producing regions in the United States. Comstock holds substantial acreage in the area and uses horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies to develop its unconventional reserves.

Comstock Resources traces its history to 1919 and has expanded through acquisitions and drilling activity over several decades. In 2019, the company acquired Covey Park Energy, significantly increasing its position in the Haynesville and Bossier formations. Comstock is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and is led by M. Jay Allison, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer, and Roland O. Burns, who serves as president and chief financial officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.34 to $14.55
• 50-Day Range: $12.40 to $16.00
• 52-Week Range: $12.12 to $28.10
• Volume: 140,122 shs
• Average Volume: 2.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.12
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.90
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Comstock Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Comstock Resources scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 221st out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Comstock Resources has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $15.90, representing about 11.3% upside from its current price of $14.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Comstock Resources has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Comstock Resources are expected to remain at $0.35 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Comstock Resources is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Comstock Resources is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.57.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Comstock Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.81% of the float of Comstock Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Comstock Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.53, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comstock Resources has recently increased by 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Comstock Resources does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Comstock Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Comstock Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 142.86% in the coming year. This indicates that Comstock Resources may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Comstock Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Comstock Resources this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for CRK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Comstock Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Comstock Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Comstock Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.13% of the stock of Comstock Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRK
• CIK: 23194
• Web: www.comstockresources.com
• Phone: (972) 668-8800
• Fax: 972-668-8812
• Employees: 252
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Comstock Resources: $15.90
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 41.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $395.61 million
• Net Margins: 23.31%
• Pretax Margin: 28.98%
• Return on Equity: 4.12%
• Return on Assets: 1.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.98
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.91
• Cash Flow: $2.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.33
• Book Value: $10.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 293,620,000
• Free Float: 286,868,000
• Market Cap: $4.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.14