Arch Resources (ARCH) Competitors

CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and Arch Resources (NYSE:ARCH) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNX or ARCH?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Resources has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CNX or ARCH?

In the previous week, Arch Resources had 5 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Arch Resources and 6 mentions for CNX Resources. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Arch Resources' score of 0.30 indicating that CNX Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arch Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CNX or ARCH?

CNX Resources presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential downside of 24.06%. Arch Resources has a consensus price target of $173.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.76%. Given Arch Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNX Resources	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.58
Arch Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CNX or ARCH?

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Arch Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Arch Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNX or ARCH?

CNX Resources received 287 more outperform votes than Arch Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.68% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 61.03% of users gave Arch Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 818 69.68%	Underperform Votes 356 30.32%
Arch Resources	Outperform Votes 531 61.03%	Underperform Votes 339 38.97%

Is CNX or ARCH more profitable?

CNX Resources has a net margin of 27.79% compared to Arch Resources' net margin of 6.69%. Arch Resources' return on equity of 13.22% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	27.79%	7.54%	3.76%
Arch Resources	6.69%	13.22%	7.96%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CNX or ARCH?

CNX Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Resources. CNX Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arch Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CNX Resources	$3.47B	1.64	$1.72B	$3.18	12.01
Arch Resources	$3.15B	0.94	$464.04M	$9.52	17.24

Summary

CNX Resources and Arch Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.