Comstock Resources vs Northern Oil & Gas
CRK and NOG side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CRK and NOG compare
Comstock Resources is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Northern Oil & Gas ($4.5B against $2.7B).
Comstock Resources grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.6% versus −28.3% for Northern Oil & Gas).
Comstock Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.8% compared with −27.5% at Northern Oil & Gas.
Northern Oil & Gas pays a dividend yielding 7.2%; Comstock Resources does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CRK | NOG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.5B | $2.7B |
| Share price | $15.18 | $25.11 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.8% | 14.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 79.2% | 20.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 252 | 64 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.4× | – |
| P/S | 2.1× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.7× | – |
| FCF yield | −18.4% | – |
| Fair value | $11.84 | $27.42 |
| Margin of safety | −28.2% | 8.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.6% (better) | −28.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.9% | 35.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 641% (better) | −359% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 484% (better) | −376% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 69.5% |
| Operating margin | 28.4% (better) | −24.2% |
| Net margin | 19.8% (better) | −27.5% |
| FCF margin | −38.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 16.9% (better) | −23.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% (better) | −16.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.29 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.67 | – |
| Interest coverage | 2.7× (better) | −2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.60 (better) | 0.59 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.28 (better) | 0.40 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 7.2% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | −5.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 25.1% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.0M | $1.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.2% | 19.1% |
Go deeper
- CRK stock overview
- CRK income statement
- CRK valuation and score
- NOG stock overview
- NOG income statement
- NOG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.