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CRK vs PTEN // OPERATING MARGIN
Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE) VS. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CRK 6
— PTEN 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CRK
LAST: $14.06 (-4.48%) • MKT CAP: $4.13B
operating-margins
29.10%
LAST: $11.80 (-11.41%) • MKT CAP: $4.50B
operating-margins
-0.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CRK VS. PTEN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CRK | PTEN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.40% | -0.80% | +10.20 | CRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.9x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -10.50% | 7.69% | -18.19 | PTEN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 29.10% | -0.90% | +30.00 | CRK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.80% | -1.90% | +19.70 | CRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 77.00% | -9.80% | +86.80 | CRK | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.53% | -2.53 | PTEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.42 | 1.88 | -0.46 | PTEN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.2 | 47.3 | +2.90 | CRK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.91 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.1x | 28.0x | -18.90 | CRK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.13B | $4.50B | -$372.0M | PTEN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CRK REV | PTEN REV | CRK GROSS % | PTEN GROSS % | CRK FCF | PTEN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.22B | $4.79B | — | — | -$449.7M | $372.2M |
| FY 2024 | $1.25B | $5.31B | — | — | -$477.1M | $497.1M |
| FY 2023 | $1.57B | $4.07B | — | — | $1.02B | $822.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CRK // BETA —
PTEN // BETA 0.91