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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Which has better earnings and 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	$2.24B	1.71	$286.40M	$4.84	15.04
CNX Resources	$1.27B	3.66	-$90.49M	-$2.06	-15.54

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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. 2.0% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of CNX Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNR or CNX more profitable?

Core Natural Resources has a net margin of 4.29% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of -30.59%. Core Natural Resources' return on equity of 8.32% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Natural Resources	4.29%	8.32%	4.79%
CNX Resources	-30.59%	7.86%	3.71%

Do analysts prefer CNR or CNX?

Core Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of $120.40, suggesting a potential upside of 65.43%. CNX Resources has a consensus price target of $31.58, suggesting a potential downside of 1.36%. Given Core Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CNX Resources	7 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Which has more risk & volatility, CNR or CNX?

Core Natural Resources has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CNR or CNX?

In the previous week, Core Natural Resources had 9 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Core Natural Resources and 9 mentions for CNX Resources. Core Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.36 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNX Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Core Natural Resources beats CNX Resources on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.