LODE Stock Analysis: Comstock Mining | NYSE MKT

Other Precious Metals & Mining | NYSE MKT, USA | Market Cap: 299m USD | 12M Return: 4.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Renewable Fuels, Mining, Metals, Engineering
Total Rating 27
Safety 26
Buy Signal -0.52
Other Precious Metals & Mining
Industry Rotation: -17.7
Market Cap: 299M
Avg Turnover: 4.96M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility75.1%
VaR 5th Pctl12.5%
VaR vs Median0.81%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.54
Rel. Str. IBD58.9
Rel. Str. Peer Group91.9
Character TTM
Beta0.669
Beta Downside-0.665
Hurst Exponent0.500
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD79.28%
CAGR/Max DD-0.20
CAGR/Mean DD-0.30
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of LODE over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": -1.5, "2021-09": -1.7, "2021-12": 0.07, "2022-03": -0.28, "2022-06": -2.13, "2022-09": -0.7, "2022-12": -2.6, "2023-03": -0.06, "2023-06": -0.55, "2023-09": -0.59, "2023-12": 0.08, "2024-03": -0.51, "2024-06": -0.48, "2024-09": -0.0797, "2024-12": -2.3138, "2025-03": -0.31, "2025-06": -0.29, "2025-09": -0.31, "2025-12": -0.2631, "2026-03": -0.13,
Last SUE: 0.03
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of LODE over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 0.054625, 2021-09: 0.362713, 2021-12: 0.396327, 2022-03: 0.054625, 2022-06: 0.052925, 2022-09: 0.03985, 2022-12: 0.03075, 2023-03: 0.03075, 2023-06: 0.035325, 2023-09: 0.760721, 2023-12: 0.447653, 2024-03: 0.425951, 2024-06: 0.434824, 2024-09: 0.556383, 2024-12: 1.599005, 2025-03: 0.785815, 2025-06: 0.339546, 2025-09: 0.054079, 2025-12: 0.374356, 2026-03: 0.313456,
Rev. CAGR: 72.26%
Rev. Trend: 55.8%
Last SUE: -0.26
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Strong Share Dilution
Interest Coverage Ratio Critical
Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +22.9% 12
Feb -7.8% 2
Mar -1.9% 11
Apr +3.4% 13
May +3.2% 2
Jun +6.6% 0
Jul -8.0% 24
Aug -1.1% 8
Sep -0.4% 5
Oct -5.0% 35
Nov -2.4% 17
Dec +4.8% 9

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.

Description: LODE Comstock Mining

Comstock Inc. (LODE) is a Virginia City, Nevada-based holding company that commercializes technologies for extracting and converting under-utilized waste and natural resources into clean energy and related products in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Fuels, Metals, Mining, and Strategic Investments, with a stated focus on developing processes that transform lignocellulosic biomass (plant-based waste materials such as agricultural or forestry residues) into intermediates for advanced renewable fuels. It also retains a 100% interest in the Lucerne Project (Storey County, NV) and the Spring Valley Project (Lyon County, NV), offers engineering and construction services, and holds non-mining real estate, water rights, and securities investments. Founded in 1999 and listed on NYSE MKT since 2003, Comstock is classified under the GICS Materials sector, with its Gold sub-industry designation reflecting its historical mining roots even as current operations pivot toward clean energy and resource recovery.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Renewable fuels commercialization accelerates segment revenue growth
  • Nevada gold projects Lucerne and Spring Valley drive mining segment margins
  • Water rights and real estate asset monetization strengthens balance sheet liquidity
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 0.5
Net Income: -43.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.16 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.43 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 5.54k% < 20% (prev 209.6%; Δ 5.33k% < -1%)
CFO/TA -0.12 > 3% & CFO -25.2m > Net Income -43.4m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 4.51 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (66.0m) vs 12m ago 187.2% < -2%
Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin)
Asset Turnover: 0.66% > 50% (prev 3.03%; Δ -2.38% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -29.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM -42.0m / Interest Expense TTM 1.42m)
Altman Z'' -2.90
A: 0.27 (Total Current Assets 77.0m - Total Current Liabilities 17.1m) / Total Assets 218.1m
B: -1.78 (Retained Earnings -388.1m / Total Assets 218.1m)
C: -0.26 (EBIT TTM -42.0m / Avg Total Assets 164.7m)
D: 2.68 (Book Value of Equity 156.4m / Total Liabilities 58.4m)
Altman-Z'' = -2.90 = D
Beneish M -4.00
DSRI: 0.27 (Receivables 312k/3.64m, Revenue 1.08m/3.38m)
GMI: 1.00 (fallback, negative margins)
AQI: 0.84 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.47)
SGI: 0.32 (Revenue 1.08m / 3.38m)
TATA: -0.08 (NI -43.4m - CFO -25.2m) / TA 218.1m)
Beneish M = -4.22 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA
What is the price of LODE shares?

As of July 22, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 3.87 with a total of 634,114 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -7.42%, over one month by -13.62%, over three months by +23.25% and over the past year by +4.31%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 3.10 (which is 19.9% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).

Is LODE a buy, sell or hold?

Comstock Mining has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold LODE.

  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the LODE price?
Analysts Target Price 6.8 74.4%
Comstock Mining (LODE) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 18 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 299.1m (299.1m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 24.3902
P/S = 276.5742
P/B = 2.0187
Revenue TTM = 1.08m USD
EBIT TTM = -42.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = -36.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 12.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 796k USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 50.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 19.5m
Net Debt = -2.05m USD (calculated: Debt 50.9m - CCE 53.0m)
Enterprise Value = 297.0m USD (299.1m + Debt 50.9m - CCE 53.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -29.68 (Ebit TTM -42.0m / Interest Expense TTM 1.42m)
EV/FCF = -8.45x (Enterprise Value 297.0m / FCF TTM -35.2m)
FCF Yield = -11.84% (FCF TTM -35.2m / Enterprise Value 297.0m)
 FCF Margin = -3.25k% (FCF TTM -35.2m / Revenue TTM 1.08m)
 Net Margin = -4.01k% (Net Income TTM -43.4m / Revenue TTM 1.08m)
 Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 1.08m - Cost of Revenue TTM 7.33m) / Revenue TTM)
 Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.36 (Enterprise Value 297.0m / Total Assets 218.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.78% (Interest Expense 1.42m / Debt 50.9m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -33.2m (EBIT -42.0m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 4.51 (Total Current Assets 77.0m / Total Current Liabilities 17.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.33 (Debt 50.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 156.4m)
 Debt / EBITDA = 0.06 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -2.05m / EBITDA -36.7m)
 Debt / FCF = 0.06 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -2.05m / FCF TTM -35.2m)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 117.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -26.33% (Net Income -43.4m / Total Assets 218.1m)
RoE = -36.83% (Net Income TTM -43.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 117.7m)
RoCE = -32.40% (EBIT -42.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 117.7m + L.T.Debt 12.0m))
 RoIC = -16.46% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -33.2m / Invested Capital 201.8m)
 WACC = 7.45% (E(299.1m)/V(350.0m) * Re(8.34%) + D(50.9m)/V(350.0m) * Rd(2.78%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 92.60 | Cagr: 117.1%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -35.2m)
 EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 55.81 | Revenue CAGR: 72.26% | SUE: -0.26 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.12 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.09 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.41 | Chg30d=-5.13% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+61.7% | GrowthRev=+1480.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.32 | Chg30d=-46.67% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+178.1% | GrowthRev=+300.0%