What is Roth Capital’s Estimate for CRK Q1 Earnings?

Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CRK) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Comstock Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Comstock Resources’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Comstock Resources’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Bank of America started coverage on Comstock Resources in a research report on Monday, October 28th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $14.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Comstock Resources in a research report on Friday, January 10th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Comstock Resources from $12.50 to $15.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Mizuho upgraded Comstock Resources from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Comstock Resources to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Comstock Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.40.

Comstock Resources Price Performance

Shares of CRK opened at $19.56 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.73, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.70 and a 200-day moving average of $14.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. Comstock Resources has a 52 week low of $7.74 and a 52 week high of $22.06.

Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $366.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $370.62 million. Comstock Resources had a negative return on equity of 3.10% and a negative net margin of 18.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Comstock Resources

In other Comstock Resources news, Director Elizabeth B. Davis sold 10,000 shares of Comstock Resources stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.62, for a total transaction of $156,200.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 143,781 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,245,859.22. The trade was a 6.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 38,000 shares of company stock valued at $634,660 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Comstock Resources

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Comstock Resources in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Comstock Resources by 140.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 2,400 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Comstock Resources in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Comstock Resources by 804.6% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,958 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 2,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Comstock Resources by 225.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,359 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 36.13% of the company’s stock.

About Comstock Resources

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 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.