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Comstock Resources Inc

CRKNYSE

SectorEnergy

IndustryOil & Gas E&P

Beta (adjusted)0.42

Intrinsic Value $19.95median of 6 methods · middle span $16-$84based on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $12.84Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 55% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+55%)

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Market Cap $3.8B

Enterprise Value $6.8B

Shares Outstanding 291.6M diluted

Moat Rating Wide

Next Earnings Date4 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend30 Nov 2023

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Comstock Resources is a highly gas-leveraged independent E&P focused on the Haynesville and Bossier shales. The company represents a classic play on structural U.S. natural gas demand driven by LNG exports, power generation, and AI data centers. However, near-term performance is constrained by high capital intensity, a significant free cash flow deficit ($223 million in Q1 2026), and hedging losses. While the Western Haynesville discovery and the recent $600 million midstream monetization of Pinnacle Gas Services by Sixth Street validate asset value and improve the balance sheet, investors should maintain a Hold stance until regional gas pricing differentials narrow and production volumes recover toward full-year guidance.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets12 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$9.00

Mean target$15.33

High · most bullish analyst$19.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$9.0020%

Prolonged weakness in natural gas prices, wider regional differentials, and persistent operational headwinds such as severe winter weather shut-ins. Elevated capital spending on deep, high-pressure Western Haynesville wells leads to continued free cash flow deficits and rising leverage. Hedging losses continue to drag down realized prices, forcing analysts to downgrade estimates and pushing the stock toward its 52-week lows.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$15.3355%

Matches the consensus mean

Natural gas prices stabilize around consensus forecasts, and Comstock successfully executes its 9-rig drilling program to meet its full-year 2026 production guidance of 1,250–1,400 MMcfe/d. The $600 million Pinnacle transaction successfully reduces annual fixed charges by $40 million, mitigating balance sheet pressure. Capital expenditures remain within the guided $1.4–$1.5 billion range, keeping the company's leverage manageable while proving up its 540,000 net-acre Western Haynesville position.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$19.0025%

Stronger-than-expected recovery in Henry Hub natural gas prices combined with successful cost-optimization of Western Haynesville horseshoe wells. High initial production (IP) rates averaging over 30 MMcf/d and longer lateral designs drive substantial high-margin volume growth. Rapid deleveraging is achieved through strong free cash flow generation and further midstream monetization, allowing the stock to rerate toward its historical premium multiples.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Pure-play exposure to U.S. natural gas demand growth from Gulf Coast LNG terminals and regional power hubs.
Substantial undeveloped resource potential with over 540,000 net acres in the high-pressure Western Haynesville play.
Strategic $600 million midstream partnership with Sixth Street in Pinnacle Gas Services, validating infrastructure value and reducing annual fixed charges by $40 million.

Key Investment Risks

High commodity price sensitivity due to 100% dry gas production focus.
Significant capital intensity of deep Western Haynesville drilling, leading to near-term free cash flow deficits.
Exposure to regional pipeline bottlenecks and widening local pricing differentials in the Haynesville basin.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Henry Hub natural gas prices falling and remaining below $2.00/MMBtu.
Failure to achieve the lower bound of the 1,250 MMcfe/d full-year 2026 production guidance.
A material increase in drilling and completion costs per foot in the Western Haynesville program.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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