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

Company Overview

Core Natural Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bituminous coal in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) and CONSOL Marine Terminal. The company's PAMC segment engages in the mining, preparing, and marketing of bituminous coal to power generators, industrial end-users, and metallurgical end-users. This segment includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine, and the central preparation plant. Its CONSOL Marine Terminal segment provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. The company also develops and operates the Itmann Mining Complex located in Wyoming County, West Virginia; and Greenfield Reserves and Resources located in the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, and Illinois basins. The company was formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and changed its name to Core Natural Resources, Inc. in January 2025. Core Natural Resources, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $88.92 to $92.30
• 50-Day Range: $69.46 to $100.04
• 52-Week Range: $58.19 to $134.59
• Volume: 844,429 shs
• Average Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.12
• Dividend Yield: 0.45%
• Price Target: $119.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Core Natural Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Core Natural Resources scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 270 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: 4.4 / 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 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Core Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $119.10, representing about 32.8% upside from its current price of $89.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Core Natural Resources has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 54.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Core Natural Resources are expected to grow by 54.39% in the coming year, from $11.40 to $17.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Core Natural Resources is 41.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 229.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Core Natural Resources is 41.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 72.92.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Core Natural Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. 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

5.75% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Core Natural Resources has recently increased by 15.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Core Natural Resources has a dividend yield of 0.43%, 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 18.35%. 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 2.27% next year. This indicates that Core Natural Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.32

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.75% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Core Natural Resources has recently increased by 15.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Core Natural Resources has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Core Natural Resources this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

47 people have searched for CNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,075% 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 -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Core Natural Resources insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $740,524.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.41% 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.

CNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNR shares performed this year?

Core Natural Resources' stock was trading at $141.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNR stock has decreased by 36.5% and is now trading at $89.65.

How were Core Natural Resources' earnings last quarter?

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The energy company reported ($0.70) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $2.01. The energy company earned $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.04 billion. Core Natural Resources had a net margin of 0.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.01%.

Who are Core Natural Resources' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Core Natural Resources include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.03%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Brock, John W Eaves, John T Mills, Matthew C Giljum, Martha A Wiegand, Joseph P Platt Jr, Deck Slone, Patrick A Kriegshauser, Richard A Navarre, John A Ziegler, Holly K Koeppel, Kurt R Salvatori, John Rothka, Rosemary L Klein, Paul T Demzik and Pamela R Butcher.
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How do I buy shares of Core Natural Resources?

Shares of CNR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Core Natural Resources own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Core Natural Resources investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025
• Today: 10/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: COAL
• Sub-Industry: Coal & Consumable Fuels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CNR
• CIK: 1710366
• Web: www.archrsc.com
• Phone: (314) 994-2700
• Fax: 314-994-2739
• Employees: 2,076
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Core Natural Resources: $119.10
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $286.40 million
• Net Margins: 0.63%
• Pretax Margin: 1.27%
• Return on Equity: 3.01%
• Return on Assets: 1.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.06
• Cash Flow: $18.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.76
• Book Value: $53.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,470,000
• Free Float: 50,746,000
• Market Cap: $4.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70