Q4 EPS Estimates for CRK Lifted by Capital One Financial

Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CRK) – Analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Comstock Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Comstock Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Comstock Resources’ FY2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.14. Comstock Resources had a negative return on equity of 3.10% and a negative net margin of 18.32%. The company had revenue of $366.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $370.62 million.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Williams Trading set a $13.00 price target on Comstock Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Comstock Resources from $11.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Comstock Resources from $5.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Comstock Resources from $12.50 to $15.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded Comstock Resources from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $18.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.73.

Comstock Resources Price Performance

Shares of CRK opened at $19.87 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of -26.14, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.55. Comstock Resources has a 12-month low of $7.74 and a 12-month high of $22.06. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Comstock Resources by 140.0% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 2,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Comstock Resources during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Comstock Resources by 804.6% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,958 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 2,631 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Comstock Resources by 225.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,359 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in Comstock Resources in the 4th quarter valued at about $70,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 36.13% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Comstock Resources news, Director Elizabeth B. Davis sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.17, for a total transaction of $145,360.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 99,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,810,313.44. This represents a 7.43 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Comstock Resources Company Profile

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 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.