CNX Resources (CNX) Competitors

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

Is CNX or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of 9.70%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	9.70%	8.93%	4.13%
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%

Do analysts rate CNX or AM?

CNX Resources presently has a consensus price target of $31.77, indicating a potential upside of 12.56%. Antero Midstream has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.23%. Given CNX Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CNX Resources is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNX Resources	7 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more risk and volatility, CNX or AM?

CNX Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CNX or AM?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for CNX Resources and 17 mentions for Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.89 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Midstream	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of CNX Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNX or AM?

Antero Midstream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CNX Resources. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNX 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	$1.27B	3.15	-$90.49M	$0.59	47.84
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.53	$400.89M	$0.95	18.33

Summary

Antero Midstream beats CNX Resources on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.