Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KOS or CRK?

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KOS or CRK?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, 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
Kosmos Energy	$1.70B	0.89	$213.52M	$0.44	7.28
Comstock Resources	$1.25B	4.56	$211.12M	-$0.76	-25.73

Which has more risk and volatility, KOS or CRK?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KOS or CRK more profitable?

Kosmos Energy has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of -18.32%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat Comstock Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%
Comstock Resources	-18.32%	-3.10%	-1.17%

Do analysts recommend KOS or CRK?

Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 72.23%. Comstock Resources has a consensus target price of $13.40, suggesting a potential downside of 31.48%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Comstock Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 favor KOS or CRK?

Kosmos Energy received 75 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote while only 56.89% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 525 64.50%	Underperform Votes 289 35.50%
Comstock Resources	Outperform Votes 450 56.89%	Underperform Votes 341 43.11%

Does the media favor KOS or CRK?

In the previous week, Comstock Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Comstock Resources and 5 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

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