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Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK)

Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Frisco, United States | NYSE
16.51 USD -0.28 (-1.668%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT

Comstock Resources is a high-risk, low-yield income trap with deteriorating balance sheet fundamentals. While the stock appears discounted compared to historical highs, the aggressive put buying and high short-interest signal that smart money expects further downside rather than a quick recovery. The recent price slide and negative cash burn make this unsuitable for both growth and reliable income investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.119088
AutoETS0.119097
MSTL0.129356
AutoTheta0.148793

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 2.41
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.281
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2023-11-29
Last Dividend Date 2023-11-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 98.002
Revenue per Share 7.636
Market Cap 4,854,298,624
Trailing P/E 11.55
Forward P/E 11.66
Beta 0.39
Profit Margins 17.82%
Website https://www.comstockresources.com

As of April 19, 2026, 12:28 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a significant disconnect between call and put positioning for the near term (April/May). Call volume/OI is heavily front-loaded at far OTM strikes ($24-$25), indicating speculative asymmetric bets on upside. However, May puts show aggressive new buying (high volume relative to OI) in the deep OTM ($12-$13), likely by hedgers or contrarian investors believing downside is possible. In the longer dated LEAPS (Jan 2027+), puts dominate both volatility and open interest across all strikes, including massive positioning at $5 and $15 levels, while call flow is sparse except for a few speculative long-term strikes. This structure suggests retail/speculative buying is pushing up short-term implied volatility/pricing, while established capital is heavily insuring downside or positioning for a multi-year drawdown.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2023-11-30 0.125 1.266464
2023-08-31 0.125 1.032404
2023-05-31 0.125 1.372408
2023-02-28 0.125 1.067842
2022-11-30 0.125 0.713710
2014-12-03 0.625 1.725932
2014-09-03 0.625 0.567570
2014-06-04 0.625 0.519339
2014-03-05 0.625 0.690672
2013-12-04 0.625 0.824002
2013-09-04 0.625 0.947012
2013-05-29 0.625 0.809495
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2023-11-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.125
lastDividendDate 2023-11-30
dividendDate 2023-12-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.106601715
Address1 Comstock Tower
Address2 Suite 500 5300 Town and Country Blvd.
All Time High 453.05
All Time Low 2.64
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 2,300
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 3.3 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,211,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,367,332
Average Volume 2,367,332
Average Volume10Days 2,211,820
Beta 0.39
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 7
Book Value 9.032
City Frisco
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.51
Current Ratio 0.495
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 16.97
Day Low 16.23
Debt To Equity 98.002
Display Name Comstock Resources
Dividend Date 1,702,598,400
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,079,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,079,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,011,200
Ebitda 1,316,086,016
Ebitda Margins 0.59275
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.117
Enterprise To Revenue 3.626
Enterprise Value 8,050,157,056
Eps Current Year 0.88564
Eps Forward 1.41619
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.43
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 19.6668
Fifty Day Average Change -3.1567993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.16051413
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -10.6601715
Fifty Two Week High 31.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.66
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.470324
Fifty Two Week Low 14.65
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.8600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1269625
Fifty Two Week Range 14.65 - 31.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 557,155,800,000
Float Shares 63,846,821
Forward Eps 1.41619
Forward P E 11.65804
Free Cashflow -335,559,616
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 252
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.62027
Gross Profits 1,377,168,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.74901
Held Percent Institutions 0.30596
Implied Shares Outstanding 294,021,740
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 4,854,298,624
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_560592817
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 392,534,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,936,625,014
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 16.59
Operating Cashflow 899,606,976
Operating Margins 0.47951
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 4.64
Phone 972 668 8800
Pre Market Change -0.0049991608
Pre Market Change Percent -0.030288767
Pre Market Price 16.5
Pre Market Time 1,776,848,501
Previous Close 16.79
Price Eps Current Year 18.641886
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8279452
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.1863363
Profit Margins 0.17818001
Quick Ratio 0.391
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.280001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.66766
Regular Market Day High 16.97
Regular Market Day Low 16.23
Regular Market Day Range 16.23 - 16.97
Regular Market Open 16.59
Regular Market Previous Close 16.79
Regular Market Price 16.51
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,602
Regular Market Volume 2,055,184
Return On Assets 0.060300004
Return On Equity 0.15867
Revenue Growth 1.143
Revenue Per Share 7.636
Sand P52 Week Change 0.3140242
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 294,021,740
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0657
Shares Short 19,309,892
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 21,184,149
Short Name Comstock Resources, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.20799999
Short Ratio 8.89
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CRK
Target High Price 29.0
Target Low Price 13.0
Target Mean Price 19.92308
Target Median Price 19.0
Total Cash 23,930,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.081
Total Debt 2,903,695,104
Total Revenue 2,220,289,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.43
Trailing P E 11.545455
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.33655
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.8265495
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1881612
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,055,184
Website https://www.comstockresources.com
Zip 75,034