Core Natural Resources (CNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Core Natural Resources, Inc. is a U.S.-based natural resources company that produces and markets coal for the global steel and power-generation industries. Its products include metallurgical coal used in steelmaking and thermal coal used to generate electricity.

The company was formed through the combination of Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy, completed in 2025. Core Natural Resources operates mining assets in major U.S. coal-producing regions, including Central and Northern Appalachia and the Mountain West, and serves customers in domestic and international markets through coal sales and export channels.

Core Natural Resources is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Its operations include underground and surface mines, coal preparation facilities, and related logistics and infrastructure. James E. Brock serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer, bringing prior leadership experience from CONSOL Energy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.60 to $90.02
• 50-Day Range: $77.91 to $102.82
• 52-Week Range: $74.75 to $114.80
• Volume: 436,531 shs
• Average Volume: 482,572 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.63
• Dividend Yield: 0.45%
• Price Target: $115.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Core Natural Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Core Natural Resources scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 79th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Core Natural Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Core Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $115.00, representing about 29.5% upside from its current price of $88.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Core Natural Resources has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 97.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Core Natural Resources are expected to grow by 97.30% in the coming year, from $2.96 to $5.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Core Natural Resources is 44.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Core Natural Resources is 44.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Core Natural Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.93% of the float of Core Natural Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Core Natural Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.36.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Core Natural Resources has recently increased by 4.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Core Natural Resources has a dividend yield of 0.46%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Core Natural Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Core Natural Resources is 20.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Core Natural Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.85% next year. This indicates that Core Natural Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Core Natural Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Core Natural Resources this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for CNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Core Natural Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Core Natural Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.49% of the stock of Core Natural Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.54% of the stock of Core Natural Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Coal & Consumable Fuels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CNR
• CIK: 1710366
• Web: www.corenaturalresources.com
• Phone: (724) 416-8300
• Fax: 314-994-2739
• Employees: 4,850
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Core Natural Resources: $115.00
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.01
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$153.22 million
• Net Margins: 2.34%
• Pretax Margin: 0.77%
• Return on Equity: 0.03%
• Return on Assets: 0.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.03
• Cash Flow: $9.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.69
• Book Value: $72.15 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,636,000
• Free Float: 48,400,000
• Market Cap: $4.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25