Comstock (LODE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Comstock Inc. is a technology and natural resources company focused on developing solutions for the energy transition and the decarbonization of industrial processes. Its business activities include renewable fuels, battery-metal recovery and mineral development, with operations and projects primarily connected to the United States.

Through Comstock Fuels, the company is developing technologies designed to convert woody biomass and other lignocellulosic materials into low-carbon fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel and other renewable fuel products. The company’s approach is intended to use waste and sustainably sourced biomass as feedstocks for fuels with lower lifecycle emissions than conventional petroleum-based alternatives.

Comstock also develops technologies for recovering strategic metals from used lithium-ion batteries and other materials. Its metals-related activities are aimed at supporting domestic battery-material supply chains by recovering elements such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese from end-of-life batteries and manufacturing waste. The company also maintains interests associated with mineral exploration and development in Nevada’s historic Comstock Mining District.

The company was originally known as Comstock Mining and focused primarily on gold and silver exploration and development in Nevada before broadening its strategy into clean-energy and resource-recovery technologies. Comstock is led by Corrado De Gasperis, who serves as executive chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.65 to $1.77
• 50-Day Range: $1.71 to $3.57
• 52-Week Range: $1.65 to $4.98
• Volume: 930,123 shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $128.42 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Comstock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Comstock scored higher than 9% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Comstock has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Comstock has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Comstock are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.33) to ($0.37) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Comstock is -1.66, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Comstock is -1.66, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Comstock has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.77% of the float of Comstock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Comstock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Comstock has recently increased by 4.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Comstock does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Comstock has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Comstock this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for LODE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Comstock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% of the stock of Comstock is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.96% of the stock of Comstock is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Today: 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:LODE
• CIK: 1120970
• Web: www.comstock.inc
• Phone: 775-847-5272
• Fax: 775-847-7118
• Employees: 45
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$43.08 million
• Net Margins: -6,016.37%
• Pretax Margin: -6,025.35%
• Return on Equity: -30.98%
• Return on Assets: -21.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 3.20
• Quick Ratio: 3.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.55 million
• Price / Sales: 82.85
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.14 per share
• Price / Book: 0.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,990,000
• Free Float: 73,941,000
• Market Cap: $128.42 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48