Groove Botanicals (OTCMKTS:GRVE) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) Financial Contrast

Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) and Groove Botanicals (OTCMKTS:GRVE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Comstock Resources and Groove Botanicals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comstock Resources	4	7	1	0	1.75
Groove Botanicals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Comstock Resources presently has a consensus target price of $9.79, suggesting a potential downside of 16.07%. Given Comstock Resources’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Comstock Resources is more favorable than Groove Botanicals.

Risk and Volatility

Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Groove Botanicals has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Comstock Resources and Groove Botanicals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comstock Resources	-1.48%	-1.38%	-0.53%
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-9,886.49%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Comstock Resources and Groove Botanicals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comstock Resources	$1.37 billion	2.49	$211.12 million	$0.22	53.00
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-$200,000.00	N/A	N/A

Comstock Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Groove Botanicals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Comstock Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.1% of Groove Botanicals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Comstock Resources beats Groove Botanicals on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. Comstock Resources, Inc. is a subsidiary of Arkoma Drilling, L.P.

About Groove Botanicals

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.