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Comstock Resources, Inc.

$CRK·$4.6B·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$15.26+2.1%1Y-4.6%
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CRCRK
$CRKComstock Resources, Inc.
$15.26+2.07%142 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CRK, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Hinges on a big eventAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-04

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

$1.65B SOCAR partnership + $450M Jones JV recapitalizes the Haynesville story overnight; imputed NAV steps way above the current tape.

Comstock Resources is the Frisco, Texas natural-gas exploration and production company focused on the Haynesville and Bossier shales in North Louisiana and East Texas, and Sept 1 brought the largest capital-structure reset in its history.

  • Comstock announced a $1.65B strategic partnership with SOCAR (Azerbaijan's state oil company) selling 20% of the legacy Haynesville and 15% of the Western Haynesville interests, plus a $450M Haynesville drilling joint venture with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (also Comstock's majority shareholder) — the sentiment tape imputes shares to roughly $35 based on the deal math versus $14.95 today.
  • Q1'26 revenue of $586M grew 14% year-on-year and Q2 revenue of $352M was down 25% year-on-year, with Q2 EPS of $0.03 beating the $0.02 estimate; consensus models $1.91B of FY26 revenue with $0.38 of EPS rising to $0.58 next year on continued natural-gas price normalization.
  • BlackRock took a $176M position (Aug 28), which pre-dated the SOCAR announcement — validating the strategic-value view — and the stock is 82% off the 200-day moving average which now reads as a deep discount rather than a base-case value trap.

No insider transactions on the tape (Jones' 208M share stake alone will re-price on any narrowing of the gap); the Nov 2 print is the near-term test of whether the SOCAR deal changes the debt-paydown and capex trajectory embedded in current consensus.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls anchor on the $1.65B SOCAR + $450M Jones JV imputing shares at ~$35; verdict agrees the deal is a real capital-structure reset and adds the BlackRock $176M position and analyst consensus context.

What to watch: Nov 2 earnings for how management incorporates the SOCAR + Jones proceeds into debt-paydown and capex guidance; Haynesville / Western Haynesville production ramp cadence under the new JV structures; further BlackRock or institutional 13F/13G accumulation.

On the calendar: 2026-11-02 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment15 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-04

$CRK (Comstock Resources) chatter is loudly bullish. CRK sold partial interest in Haynesville assets to foreign co for $1.65B and established $450M drilling venture with JJ. Stock 'valued over $35 based on this news.' Jerry Jones owns 208M shares — made ~$270M on the news. WTI crude closed over $90 as energy sector Early Morning Movers Bullish scan hits. Overall very bullish gas play.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Comstock Resources, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties in the United States. Its assets covering an area of approximately 1,069,991 acres are located in the Haynesville and Bossier shales located in North Louisiana and East Texas. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CRK.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Oil price cycle — WTI trading in the $70-$85 band — is the core driver; OPEC+ production discipline and US shale cost structures determine free-cash-flow at current strip. Geopolitical risk premium provides a floor but macro demand uncertainty caps the upside.

Industry benchmark

15-name peer basket
+41.0%YTD
+38.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
8.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
19.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-16.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
20.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
23.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.03$0.02+62.0%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.15$0.23-34.8%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$0.16$0.11+45.5%
Q3 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.09$0.04+125.0%
Next earningsMon, Nov 2·consensus EPS $0.06

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$351.7M-25.2%12.1%6.0%$0.03$-261.7M
Q1 FY26$585.5M+14.2%34.3%29.6%$0.38$-143.8M
Q4 FY25$495.4M+35.2%26.2%23.1%$0.97$-141.2M
Q3 FY25$449.9M+47.7%15.7%11.7%$0.38$-188.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.9B$1.7B – $2.1B$0.38$0.29 – $0.475
FY27$2.0B$1.6B – $2.4B$0.58-$0.06 – $1.086
FY28$2.2B$1.8B – $2.9B$1.15$0.61 – $1.796
FY29$2.4B$2.0B – $2.9B$1.69$1.34 – $2.174
FY30$2.6B$2.2B – $3.1B$1.49$1.18 – $1.923

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.20%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-15.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 78.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.105-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

$1.65B SOCAR Deal & $450M JV Strengthen CRK's Financials & Growthzacks.com·2d agoComstock plans to cut debt with $1.65 billion Haynesville stake sale to Azerbaijan's SOCARreuters.com·3d agoCOMSTOCK ANNOUNCES $1.65 BILLION STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCAR AND $450 MILLION DRILLING JOINT VENTURE WITH JERRY JONESglobenewswire.com·4d agoComstock (CRK) Up 15.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?zacks.com·8d agoBlackRock Inc. Takes $176.58 Million Position in Comstock Resources, Inc. $CRKdefenseworld.net·8d ago

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