Comstock Resources (CRK) Stock Forecast and Price Target (2026)

Last updated July 2026

Short answer

12 analysts covering Comstock Resources (CRK) carry an average price target of $14.88 as of September 2026, -7.1% against the $16.02 price at the time of the pull. The published targets run from $9.00 to $19.00, a spread of 67% of the average, so the disagreement is moderate. The rating split is 1 buy, 10 hold, 2 sell. A price target is what an analyst published on a date, not a prediction, and sell-side ratings skew positive across the whole market. Walnut is not an investment adviser.

CRK analyst price targets

Price
$16.02
Average target
$14.88
Median target
$15.50
Implied vs price
-7.1%
Target range
$9.00 to $19.00
Analysts covering
12
Ratings
1 buy10 hold2 sell

CRK analyst data as of September 2026, sourced from Yahoo Finance and may be delayed. A price target is what an analyst published on a date, not a forecast Walnut endorses, and targets are typically set on a 12-month view. Verify current figures before deciding.

The average target of $14.88 sits roughly in line with the $16.02 price, -7.1%. The median is $15.50, and where the two differ the median is the steadier read, because one unusually high or low target cannot drag it.

What the CRK target range actually tells you

The published targets span $9.00 to $19.00. That gap is 67% of the average target, which counts as moderate disagreement. That is a fairly typical spread: enough agreement that the average means something, enough disagreement that it should not be treated as precise.

The useful move is to read the high target as one bull scenario and the low target as one bear scenario, then ask which set of assumptions you find more plausible. Both cases are worked through on the CRK is it a buy page.

Recent analyst actions on CRK

FirmActionTargetPriorDate
MizuhoRaised (Neutral)$20.00$19.00September 1, 2026
Morgan StanleyLowered (Equal-Weight)$15.00$16.00August 19, 2026
CitigroupLowered (Neutral)$16.00$19.00July 20, 2026
Goldman SachsLowered (Sell)$10.00$13.00June 30, 2026
Morgan StanleyLowered (Equal-Weight)$16.00$18.00June 29, 2026
MizuhoLowered (Neutral)$21.00$25.00May 27, 2026
Morgan StanleyLowered (Equal-Weight)$18.00$19.00May 22, 2026
UBSLowered (Sell)$13.00$17.00May 11, 2026
CitigroupRaised (Neutral)$24.00$23.00March 31, 2026

The most recent published rating actions on CRK within the last six months, from Yahoo Finance. Each row is dated because a target only means something alongside the date it was set. Walnut is not an investment adviser and does not endorse any of these views.

In the last six months there have been 2 raises and 7 cuts among these actions. The direction of revisions is often more telling than the level, because it shows which way informed opinion is moving.

How analysts rate CRK

Of the analysts with a published rating, 1 say buy, 10 say hold, and 2 say sell, so 8% carry a buy. That mix has been broadly steady over the last three months.

Read the distribution rather than the label. Sell ratings are rare across the entire market for structural reasons, so a stock with no sell ratings is unremarkable, while even a handful of them is worth understanding.

Why a CRK price target is not a prediction

  • It is a 12-month model output. An analyst picks assumptions for revenue, margin, and a multiple, and the target falls out of the arithmetic. Change one assumption and the target moves a lot.
  • The distribution is skewed. Sell-side coverage carries far more buy ratings than sell ratings across the whole market, so the average is not a balanced vote.
  • Targets follow price as often as they lead it. Revisions frequently arrive after a move, not before, which is why a rising target is weak evidence on its own.
  • Nobody is scored on it. There is no cost to a target that never gets close, so treat accuracy as unverified unless you check the firm's record yourself.

Is there a 2030 forecast for CRK?

Not a published one. Analyst price targets run to about twelve months, occasionally two years, and the firms covering CRK do not put out a 2030 number. Anything presenting one is extrapolating a growth rate rather than reporting research, and a figure produced that way tells you about the assumption chosen, not about the company.

On the figures we hold as of September 2026, CRK trades at about 9.0 times trailing earnings and 22.1 times forward earnings. A forward multiple at or above the trailing one means the market is not pricing in earnings growth over the next year, which is worth understanding before assuming a long-horizon rise.

That is the more useful frame for a ten-year question. A share price is the market’s estimate of future cash flows discounted to today, so the multiple is already a statement about growth. The long-horizon question is whether Comstock Resources can deliver what is priced in, and what would have to change for that to break. Both are answerable from the drivers and risks below. A number for 2030 is not.

What could move CRK from here

In short: the drivers cited most often are LNG and power demand tailwind, Western Haynesville resource expansion, Deleveraging and balance-sheet repair. The risk cited most often against it is comstock is a concentrated, commodity-price-driven producer: weak natural gas prices can sharply cut revenue and cash flow, as seen in the roughly 12% year-on-year revenue decline in Q1 2026.

Both sides are worked through properly, with the high and low targets used as the bull and bear anchors, on the CRK is it a buy page. This page deliberately stops at the numbers.

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FAQ

What is the price target for Comstock Resources (CRK)?

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The average analyst price target for CRK is $14.88 as of September 2026, across 12 analysts. That is -7.1% against the $16.02 price at the time of the data pull, so the consensus sits roughly in line with where the stock trades. The median target, which is less distorted by one extreme view, is $15.50. Targets move constantly; verify the current figure before relying on it.

How high could CRK go?

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The highest published target is $19.00, which is +18.6% against the $16.02 price. That is one analyst's most optimistic case, not a ceiling and not a forecast. The lowest is $9.00. The gap between them is the honest answer to this question: analysts who all follow Comstock Resources closely disagree by 67% of the average target, so treat any single number as one scenario.

How many analysts cover CRK?

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12 analysts publish estimates on CRK as of September 2026. Of those with a published rating, 1 say buy, 10 hold, and 2 sell, so 8% carry a buy rating. More coverage usually means the consensus is better informed, though it also means the obvious points are already in the price.

Are analyst price targets for CRK accurate?

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Treat them as informed opinion, not measurement. Two things are worth knowing. Sell-side ratings skew positive across the market, and CRK is no exception at 8% buy ratings, so the distribution is not a balanced vote. And targets tend to follow the share price at least as often as they lead it, getting raised after a stock has already run. They are most useful as a read on what the informed consensus expects, and least useful as a prediction of where the price lands.

Has the CRK price target been raised or cut recently?

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In the last six months there have been 2 raises and 7 cuts among the published actions on CRK. The most recent was Mizuho, which raised its target to $20.00 from $19.00 on September 1, 2026. The direction of revisions often tells you more than the level, because it shows which way the informed view is moving.

What is the CRK stock price prediction for 2030?

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There is no published one. Analyst targets run to about twelve months and no firm covering CRK publishes a 2030 figure, so any site showing one has extrapolated a growth rate rather than reported research. The answerable version of the question is what the current price already assumes about Comstock Resources's earnings, which the forward multiple on this page sets out, and what would have to change for that to break.

Will CRK go up in 2026?

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Nobody knows, including the analysts publishing targets. What the numbers on this page tell you is where informed opinion currently sits and how much it disagrees with itself, which is genuinely useful and completely different from a prediction. The risk most often cited against Comstock Resources: Comstock is a concentrated, commodity-price-driven producer: weak natural gas prices can sharply cut revenue and cash flow, as seen in the roughly 12% year-on-year revenue decline in Q1 2026. Walnut is not an investment adviser.

Walnut is informational, not investment advice, and does not publish price targets of its own. The analyst figures on this page come from a September 2026 data pull of published third-party research, are approximate, and change constantly. Verify current figures with your broker before acting on them.

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