Comstock Resources (CRK) Competitors

Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is RRC or CRK more profitable?

Range Resources has a net margin of 17.63% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of -18.32%. Range Resources' return on equity of 13.69% beat Comstock Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%
Comstock Resources	-18.32%	-3.10%	-1.17%

Which has more volatility and risk, RRC or CRK?

Range Resources has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RRC or CRK?

Range Resources currently has a consensus price target of $38.78, suggesting a potential downside of 1.05%. Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $13.40, suggesting a potential downside of 32.72%. Given Range Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Comstock Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RRC or CRK?

Range Resources received 581 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.08% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote while only 56.89% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1031 59.08%	Underperform Votes 714 40.92%
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 450 56.89%	Underperform Votes 341 43.11%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RRC or CRK?

98.9% of Range Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Range Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Comstock Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RRC or CRK?

Range Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Range Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Range Resources	$3.37B	2.80	$871.14M	$1.98	19.79
Comstock Resources	$1.25B	4.64	$211.12M	-$0.76	-26.21

Does the media favor RRC or CRK?

In the previous week, Range Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Range Resources and 19 mentions for Comstock Resources. Range Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that Range Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Range Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comstock Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Range Resources beats Comstock Resources on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.