CRK Stock Analysis: Comstock Resources | NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 4.311m USD | 12M Return: -39.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 36.0M
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -14.6%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) is an independent U.S. energy company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties. The company operates approximately 1,069,991 acres in the Haynesville and Bossier shales, a major natural gas-producing region spanning North Louisiana and East Texas. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Frisco, Texas, Comstock is classified within the Energy sectors Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sub-industry. As an independent E&P operator, the companys business model is concentrated on upstream activities-finding and extracting hydrocarbons-rather than refining, transportation, or retail fuel sales, which distinguishes it from integrated oil majors.
- Natural gas prices drive Haynesville revenue and margins
- LNG export demand boosts Haynesville production outlook
- Debt reduction and capital returns focus shareholder value
| Net Income: 653.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.12 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -21.04% < 20% (prev -36.28%; Δ 15.25% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 996.8m > Net Income 653.4m |
| Net Debt (3.11b) to EBITDA (1.62b): 1.92 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.41 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (291.3m) vs 12m ago 0.35% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 50.38% > 18% (prev 23.79%; Δ 26.59% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 28.98% > 50% (prev 21.67%; Δ 7.31% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.56 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.01b / Interest Expense TTM 221.0m) |
| A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 290.1m - Total Current Liabilities 711.9m) / Total Assets 7.24b |
| B: 0.17 (Retained Earnings 1.23b / Total Assets 7.24b) |
| C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 1.01b / Avg Total Assets 6.92b) |
| D: 0.66 (Book Value of Equity 2.76b / Total Liabilities 4.17b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.84 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.49 (Receivables 169.1m/244.5m, Revenue 2.01b/1.43b) |
| GMI: 0.47 (GM 23.79% / 50.38%) |
| AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.05 / AQ_t-1 0.05) |
| SGI: 1.40 (Revenue 2.01b / 1.43b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 653.4m - CFO 996.8m) / TA 7.24b) |
| Beneish M = -3.63 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 13.92 with a total of 1,626,925 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.70%, over one month by +8.33%, over three months by -24.96% and over the past year by -39.79%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 12.20 (which is 12.4% or 2.8 ATR below the current price).
Comstock Resources has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CRK.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 16.6 | 19.1% |
P/E Trailing = 6.6425
P/E Forward = 45.2489
P/S = 2.1546
P/B = 1.5635
P/EG = 4.6431
Revenue TTM = 2.01b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.01b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.62b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.95b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 47.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.12b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 86.7m
Net Debt = 3.11b USD (calculated: Debt 3.12b - CCE 14.8m)
Enterprise Value = 7.42b USD (4.31b + Debt 3.12b - CCE 14.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.56 (Ebit TTM 1.01b / Interest Expense TTM 221.0m)
EV/FCF = -15.78x (Enterprise Value 7.42b / FCF TTM -470.0m)
FCF Yield = -6.34% (FCF TTM -470.0m / Enterprise Value 7.42b)
FCF Margin = -23.44% (FCF TTM -470.0m / Revenue TTM 2.01b)
Net Margin = 32.58% (Net Income TTM 653.4m / Revenue TTM 2.01b)
Gross Margin = 50.38% ((Revenue TTM 2.01b - Cost of Revenue TTM 995.2m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 93.41% (prev 26.32%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.02 (Enterprise Value 7.42b / Total Assets 7.24b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 7.08% (Interest Expense 221.0m / Debt 3.12b)
Taxrate = 24.65% (219.8m / 891.9m)
NOPAT = 758.7m (EBIT 1.01b * (1 - 24.65%))
Current Ratio = 0.41 (Total Current Assets 290.1m / Total Current Liabilities 711.9m)
Debt / Equity = 1.13 (Debt 3.12b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.76b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.92 (Net Debt 3.11b / EBITDA 1.62b)
Debt / FCF = -6.61 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 3.11b / FCF TTM -470.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.50b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 9.44% (Net Income 653.4m / Total Assets 7.24b)
RoE = 26.11% (Net Income TTM 653.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.50b)
RoCE = 18.47% (EBIT 1.01b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.50b + L.T.Debt 2.95b))
RoIC = 11.56% (NOPAT 758.7m / Invested Capital 6.56b)
WACC = 6.89% (E(4.31b)/V(7.43b) * Re(8.02%) + D(3.12b)/V(7.43b) * Rd(7.08%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 8.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 80.90 | Cagr: 2.27%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -470.0m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 1.21 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -14.57 | Revenue CAGR: -3.85% | SUE: 2.00 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.02 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-75% | Analysts=11
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.12 | Chg30d=-10.23% | Revisions=-57% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.51 | Chg30d=-7.54% | Revisions=-57% | GrowthEPS=-4.9% | GrowthRev=-8.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.04 | Chg30d=-14.27% | Revisions=-29% | GrowthEPS=+103.0% | GrowthRev=+17.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -79% (up=1, down=20)