CNX Resources (CNX) Competitors

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

Is CNX or HCC more profitable?

CNX Resources has a net margin of 27.79% compared to Warrior Met Coal's net margin of 23.77%. Warrior Met Coal's return on equity of 19.00% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	27.79%	7.54%	3.76%
Warrior Met Coal	23.77%	19.00%	15.21%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Warrior Met Coal. Warrior Met Coal 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	$3.47B	1.23	$1.72B	$3.18	8.99
Warrior Met Coal	$1.68B	1.71	$478.63M	$7.24	7.56

Which has more volatility and risk, CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources received 465 more outperform votes than Warrior Met Coal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.26% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 62.70% of users gave Warrior Met Coal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 818 69.26%	Underperform Votes 363 30.74%
Warrior Met Coal	Outperform Votes 353 62.70%	Underperform Votes 210 37.30%

Do analysts rate CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $29.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.04%. Warrior Met Coal has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.98%. Given Warrior Met Coal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Warrior Met Coal is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNX Resources	8 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.43
Warrior Met Coal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to CNX or HCC?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 10 more articles in the media than Warrior Met Coal. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CNX Resources and 2 mentions for Warrior Met Coal. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Warrior Met Coal's score of 0.00 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Warrior Met Coal	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CNX Resources beats Warrior Met Coal on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.