Comstock Resources, Inc (CRK) Shares Rise Despite Market Challenges

Comstock Resources, Inc (NYSE: CRK)’s stock price has plunge by 0.10relation to previous closing price of 20.24. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 4.70% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-25 that Here is how Comstock Resources (CRK) and Ovintiv (OVV) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Is It Worth Investing in Comstock Resources, Inc (NYSE: CRK) Right Now?

CRK has 36-month beta value of 0.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for CRK is 78.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 28.50% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CRK on March 26, 2025 was 2.44M shares.

CRK’s Market Performance

CRK’s stock has seen a 4.70% increase for the week, with a 6.07% rise in the past month and a 30.88% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.98% for Comstock Resources, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.35% for CRK’s stock, with a 45.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CRK

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CRK stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for CRK by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for CRK in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $18 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CRK reach a price target of $18, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for CRK stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 16th, 2024.

BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CRK, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on October 28th of the previous year.

CRK Trading at 5.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CRK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.16% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.46%, as shares surge +9.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.91% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CRK rose by +4.70%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +72.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.70. In addition, Comstock Resources, Inc saw 11.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CRK starting from Davis Elizabeth B, who sale 8,000 shares at the price of $18.17 back on Dec 30 ’24. After this action, Davis Elizabeth B now owns 99,632 shares of Comstock Resources, Inc, valued at $145,360 using the latest closing price.

Davis Elizabeth B, the Director of Comstock Resources, Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $16.98 during a trade that took place back on Dec 27 ’24, which means that Davis Elizabeth B is holding 107,632 shares at $169,800 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CRK

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.13 for the present operating margin
  • 0.15 for the gross margin

The net margin for Comstock Resources, Inc stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -9.51, with -3.33 for asset returns.

Based on Comstock Resources, Inc (CRK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.8.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 638.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.46.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Comstock Resources, Inc (CRK) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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