Comstock Resources (CRK) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CRK or RRC?

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
Comstock Resources	$1.25B	4.72	$211.12M	-$0.76	-26.58
Range Resources	$2.35B	4.18	$871.14M	$1.10	36.94

Which has more risk & volatility, CRK or RRC?

Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Range Resources has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Does the media favor CRK or RRC?

In the previous week, Range Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Range Resources and 7 mentions for Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Range Resources' score of 0.77 indicating that Comstock Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comstock Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Range Resources	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CRK or RRC a better dividend stock?

Comstock Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Comstock Resources pays out -65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Range Resources pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Comstock Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CRK or RRC 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
Comstock Resources	-18.32%	-3.10%	-1.17%
Range Resources	17.63%	13.69%	7.21%

Do analysts rate CRK or RRC?

Comstock Resources presently has a consensus price target of $13.36, suggesting a potential downside of 33.85%. Range Resources has a consensus price target of $39.95, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Range Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRK or RRC?

Range Resources received 582 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.80% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote while only 56.75% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 450 56.75%	Underperform Votes 343 43.25%
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1032 58.80%	Underperform Votes 723 41.20%

Summary

Range Resources beats Comstock Resources on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.