CRK

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Comstock Resources, Inc. · Energy · United States · $4.1B cap · $34.5M/day traded

$13.41 +0.7% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov

Sinker: Weak business, rich price and weak momentum. Nothing here to keep it afloat.

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Quality
48
Value
45
Momentum
18

As of 7 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) is 24/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 48, Value 45, Momentum 18, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
8.1x
peers 17.1x
ROE
19.0%
peers 9.4%
D/E
1.0x
peers 0.5x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.

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Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of natural gas in the Haynesville Shale in East Texas and North Louisiana. It is a focused natural gas producer with a significant and contiguous acreage position in the prolific Haynesville Shale, benefiting from low-cost operations and proximity to LNG export facilities. Comstock is a pure-play natural gas company strategically positioned to capitalize on growing LNG demand.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue3.6B1.6B1.3B1.9B-19.0%1.9B1.6B1.5B-11.9%
EPS4.750.76-0.761.43-33.0%1.820.851.23-7.4%
Shares277.5M278.4M292.3M293.1M+5.6%293.6M———
Debt2.2B2.7B3.0B2.9B9.0%3.2B———
Equity2.3B2.4B2.2B2.6B5.1%————
Op CF1.7B1.0B620.3M899.6M-19.1%819.5M———
Inv CF-1.1B-1.4B-1.1B-915.4M—————
Fin CF-576.7M363.0M454.1M32.9M—————
PRICE (1Y) · USD+5.7%
12.313.013.614.314.928 Sep19 Oct6 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkFinding a floorExperimental

No new 52-week low for 14 weeks, 11% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.

SwingsBumpy

Swung more than 68% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 54% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$13.41
RSI (14)
38.2
52-Week Range-52.3% from high
Low $12.12High $28.10

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
48
ROIC
13.6%71.0
ROE
19.0%78.1
GP/Assets
15.3%45.8
Op. Margin
6.0%34.2
FCF/Assets
-10.5%13.1
Piotroski
894.2
Int. Cover
3.9x46.3
D/E Ratio
1.00x20.2
Current Ratio
0.48x5.0
Value
45
P/E (TTM)
8.1x79.1
EV/EBITDA
8.2x42.2
P/FCF
—N/A
P/B
1.7x49.0
P/S
2.3x35.1
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
18
52W High %
48%15.1
RS 6M
-5%52.9
SMA 50/200
0.87x17.5
EPS Rev 4W
-27.0%2.3
EPS Rev 12W
-52.9%2.3
EPS Improve
-75%4.6
Q Growth
-93%1.0

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$4.1B
P/E (Forward)
31.8x
Gross Margin
56.8%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Energy, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CRK are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
CRKComstock Resources, Inc.(you)$4.1B24Sell
CRCCalifornia Resources Corporation$4.8B33Sell
LBLandBridge Corporation$6.2B35Sell
KOS.LKosmos Energy Ltd.$1.6B32Sell
BKVBKV Corporation$2.2B43Hold
TPLTexas Pacific Land Corporation$23.3B33Sell
EGYVAALCO Energy, Inc.$690M34Sell
NOGNorthern Oil and Gas, Inc.$3.0B63Hold
TALOTalos Energy Inc.$3.1B66Buy
MNRMach Natural Resources LP$1.7B55Hold

Peer medians: ROE 9.4% · P/E 17.1x · Gross margin 43.6%

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Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK): Stock Score Summary

Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) has a MoatMap StockRank of 24/100 based on Quality (48/100), Value (45/100), and Momentum (18/100) factor scores. The current signal is Sell.

Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of natural gas in the Haynesville Shale in East Texas and North Louisiana. It is a focused natural gas producer with a significant and contiguous acreage position in the prolific Haynesville Shale, benefiting from low-cost operations and proximity to LNG export facilities. Comstock is a pure-play natural gas company strategically positioned to capitalize on growing LNG demand.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$13.41
Market Cap$4.1B
P/E (TTM)8.09
P/E (Forward)31.79
Price/Book1.68
Return on Equity19.0%
Return on Invested Capital13.6%
Debt/Equity1.00x
Gross Margin56.8%
Operating Margin6.0%
Revenue Growth-25.2%
Free Cash Flow$-735M

Comstock Resources, Inc. operates in the Oil & Gas E&P industry, part of the Energy sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Comstock Resources, Inc.’s (CRK) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) is 24/100, with a Sell signal. It is a composite of Quality (48), Value (45), and Momentum (18), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 25,000+ stocks.
Does Comstock Resources, Inc. have an economic moat?
Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) has a Quality factor score of 48/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
Is Comstock Resources, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) is Sell, based on a StockRank of 24/100. It is the band the score falls in, worked out from the score alone: a description, not a recommendation.
What sector is Comstock Resources, Inc. in?
Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas E&P industry (United States).