Comstock Resources (CRK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, RRC or CRK?

Range Resources has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RRC or CRK more profitable?

Range Resources has a net margin of 17.63% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of -4.93%. 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	-4.93%	-3.88%	-1.48%

Does the media favor RRC or CRK?

In the previous week, Range Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Range Resources and 2 mentions for Comstock Resources. Range Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.97 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comstock Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	2.39	$871.14M	$1.98	16.89
Comstock Resources	$1.30B	3.01	$211.12M	-$0.18	-74.28

Do analysts prefer RRC or CRK?

Range Resources presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.67%. Comstock Resources has a consensus price target of $10.31, indicating a potential downside of 22.87%. Given Range Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Range Resources is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Range Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Comstock Resources	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.85

Is RRC or CRK a better dividend stock?

Range Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Comstock Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Range Resources pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comstock Resources pays out -277.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RRC or CRK?

Range Resources received 576 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.41% of users gave Range Resources an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Range Resources	Outperform Votes 1026 59.41%	Underperform Votes 701 40.59%
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 450 57.32%	Underperform Votes 335 42.68%

Summary

Range Resources beats Comstock Resources on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.