Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Frisco, United States | NYSE
13.24 USD
+0.32
(2.477%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.24 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Comstock Resources is currently paralyzed by a severe liquidity crisis. While the underlying business boasts exceptional long-term fundamentals—nearly doubling in value over the last decade with robust revenue growth and healthy margins—the balance sheet is dangerously compromised. Debt-to-equity sits at nearly 99%, and the company is burning cash, operating well below its book value of $9.39. This fundamental fragility explains the market's reaction: analysts are uniformly cautious, and the options market is screaming 'sell,' with heavy positioning in downside protection. Although the stock recently rallied off its lows, the technical setup remains weak, trading far below its 200-day average. Until the debt load is reduced or cash flow turns decisively positive, the risk of further distress outweighs the potential for a recovery, making this a hold or avoid for now despite the attractive headline yield. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.103546 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.131813 |
| AutoETS | 0.131817 |
| AutoTheta | 0.140866 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.194698 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 2.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.083 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.84 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2023-11-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2023-11-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 98.697 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.876 |
| Market Cap | 3,888,532,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 5.99 |
| Forward P/E | 13.87 |
| Beta | 0.10 |
| Profit Margins | 31.20% |
| Website | https://www.comstockresources.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $8-$22) compared to calls. The put/call ratio is skewed significantly toward bearish bets, with volume spikes in deep OTM puts suggesting a fear of a sharp decline rather than a rally. Call activity is concentrated near the money, indicating limited bullish conviction beyond current levels.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | 0.125 | 1.266464 |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.125 | 1.019576 |
| 2023-05-31 | 0.125 | 1.341202 |
| 2023-02-28 | 0.125 | 1.029654 |
| 2022-11-30 | 0.125 | 0.681199 |
| 2014-12-03 | 0.625 | 1.636126 |
| 2014-09-03 | 0.625 | 0.529437 |
| 2014-06-04 | 0.625 | 0.481881 |
| 2014-03-05 | 0.625 | 0.637755 |
| 2013-12-04 | 0.625 | 0.756201 |
| 2013-09-04 | 0.625 | 0.862664 |
| 2013-05-29 | 0.625 | 0.730994 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.45850796 |
| Address1 | Comstock Tower |
| Address2 | Suite 500 5300 Town and Country Blvd. |
| All Time High | 453.05 |
| All Time Low | 2.64 |
| Ask | 13.1 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.2 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,733,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,676,372 |
| Average Volume | 2,676,372 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,733,240 |
| Beta | 0.096 |
| Bid | 13.19 |
| Bid Size | 600 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 9.389 |
| City | Frisco |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.24 |
| Current Ratio | 0.407 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 13.285 |
| Day Low | 12.88 |
| Debt To Equity | 98.697 |
| Display Name | Comstock Resources |
| Dividend Date | 1,702,598,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,355,200 |
| Ebitda | 1,044,691,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.52208 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.908 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.607 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,217,080,832 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.49228 |
| Eps Forward | 0.95446 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,701,302,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 972 668 8812 |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.2376 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.99760056 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.070068024 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -45.850796 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 28.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.860001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.52882564 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.44 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.8000002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.064308695 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.44 - 28.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 557,155,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 63,541,093 |
| Forward Eps | 0.95446 |
| Forward P E | 13.871717 |
| Free Cashflow | -785,633,472 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 252 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55981 |
| Gross Profits | 1,120,196,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.73233 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.2937 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 293,695,832 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=101568&p=irol-IRhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,701,302,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.125 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,470,009,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:5 |
| Long Business Summary | Comstock Resources, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties in the United States. Its assets covering an area of approximately 1,069,991 acres are located in the Haynesville and Bossier shales located in North Louisiana and East Texas. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas. |
| Long Name | Comstock Resources, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,888,532,736 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_560592817 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 620,401,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,794,550,149 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 13.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | 996,825,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.29558 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 4.64 |
| Phone | 972 668 8800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 13.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,012 |
| Previous Close | 12.92 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 26.895262 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.4101608 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9432646 |
| Profit Margins | 0.31201 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.272 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.15385 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.32 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.47678 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.285 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.88 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.88 - 13.285 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.24 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,069,794 |
| Return On Assets | 0.036199998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.24239 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.142 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.876 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 293,695,832 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0774 |
| Shares Short | 22,738,823 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 23,225,046 |
| Short Name | Comstock Resources, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2894 |
| Short Ratio | 8.39 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | CRK |
| Target High Price | 21.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.0 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 14,785,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.05 |
| Total Debt | 3,030,407,936 |
| Total Revenue | 2,001,031,040 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.21 |
| Trailing P E | 5.99095 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.35975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.119751 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31610692 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,069,794 |
| Website | https://www.comstockresources.com |
| Zip | 75,034 |