CNX Resources (CNX) Competitors

Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) and CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is CNR or CNX a better dividend stock?

Core Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Core Natural Resources pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNX Resources pays out -18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate CNR or CNX?

Core Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of $132.75, indicating a potential upside of 79.34%. CNX Resources has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. Given Core Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Core Natural Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CNX Resources	7 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNR or CNX?

CNX Resources received 282 more outperform votes than Core Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Core Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 537 60.61%	Underperform Votes 349 39.39%
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 819 68.59%	Underperform Votes 375 31.41%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CNR or CNX?

86.5% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNR or CNX more profitable?

Core Natural Resources has a net margin of 12.81% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of -7.14%. Core Natural Resources' return on equity of 23.87% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Natural Resources	12.81%	23.87%	12.66%
CNX Resources	-7.14%	6.72%	3.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, CNR or CNX?

Core Natural Resources has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CNR or CNX?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 18 more articles in the media than Core Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CNX Resources and 5 mentions for Core Natural Resources. Core Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.82 indicating that Core Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core Natural Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNX Resources	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNR or CNX?

Core Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than CNX Resources. CNX Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Natural 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
Core Natural Resources	$2.15B	1.84	$655.89M	$9.61	7.70
CNX Resources	$1.44B	2.96	-$90.49M	-$0.68	-42.57

Summary

Core Natural Resources beats CNX Resources on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.