Comstock Resources, Inc [NYSE: CRK] surged by $1.88 during the normal trading session on Thursday and reaching a high of $30.89 during the day while it closed the day at $30.74.
Comstock Resources, Inc stock has also gained 28.40% of its value over the past 7 days. However, CRK stock has inclined by 53.93% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 82.98% and gained 68.72% year-on date.
The market cap for CRK stock reached $9.00 billion, with 292.92 million shares outstanding and 78.15 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.20M shares, CRK reached a trading volume of 4872000 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Comstock Resources, Inc [CRK]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CRK shares is $21.19 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CRK stock is a recommendation set at 3.11. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Comstock Resources, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 17, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on April 22, 2025, representing the official price target for Comstock Resources, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $18, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Equal-Weight rating on CRK stock. On December 16, 2024, analysts increased their price target for CRK shares from 10 to 18.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Comstock Resources, Inc is set at 1.20, with the Price to Sales ratio for CRK stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.51. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.24, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.11.
CRK stock trade performance evaluation
Comstock Resources, Inc [CRK] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 28.40. With this latest performance, CRK shares gained by 29.65% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 82.98% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 175.70% in the past year of trading.
Comstock Resources, Inc [CRK]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Comstock Resources, Inc [CRK] shares currently have an operating margin of -5.66% and a Gross Margin at -2.67%. Comstock Resources, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -23.41%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -5.01%, with Return on Assets sitting at -5.01%.
Comstock Resources, Inc [CRK]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $30.69%, or 122.89%% of CRK stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CRK stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 15.11 million shares, which is approximately 5.2153%. KGH LTD, holding 12.12 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$125.86 million in CRK stocks shares; and KGH LTD, currently with $$121.41 million in CRK stock with ownership which is approximately 4.0379%.
