CNX vs. CRC, BSM, VIST, ERF, NOG, SSL, KOS, CRK, TALO, and AESI
Should you be buying CNX Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNX Resources include California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Vista Energy (VIST), Enerplus (ERF), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Sasol (SSL), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Comstock Resources (CRK), Talos Energy (TALO), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and California Resources (NYSE:CRC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking.
CNX Resources has a net margin of 40.44% compared to California Resources' net margin of 20.14%. California Resources' return on equity of 17.57% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.
CNX Resources has higher revenue and earnings than California Resources. CNX Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than California Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of CNX Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of California Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CNX Resources received 452 more outperform votes than California Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.65% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.97% of users gave California Resources an outperform vote.
CNX Resources has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Resources has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $24.43, suggesting a potential upside of 3.86%. California Resources has a consensus target price of $63.57, suggesting a potential upside of 20.26%. Given California Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe California Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.
In the previous week, CNX Resources had 16 more articles in the media than California Resources. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CNX Resources and 7 mentions for California Resources. California Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.05 indicating that California Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
California Resources beats CNX Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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