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Core Natural Resources (CNR) Competitors

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$81.46 -2.23 (-2.66%)
As of 07/23/2025 03:50 PM Eastern

CNR vs. CNX, HCC, HNRG, ARLP, BTU, NRP, METC, SXC, METCB, and NC

Should you be buying Core Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Core Natural Resources include CNX Resources (CNX), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Hallador Energy (HNRG), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METC), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ramaco Resources (METCB), and NACCO Industries (NC). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Core Natural Resources vs. Its Competitors

CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) 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, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

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
CNX Resources-30.59% 7.86% 3.71%
Core Natural Resources 4.29%8.32%4.79%

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Core Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Core Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CNX Resources$1.67B2.86-$90.49M-$2.06-16.07
Core Natural Resources$2.62B1.64$286.40M$4.8416.83

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

CNX Resources presently has a consensus target price of $31.85, suggesting a potential downside of 3.82%. Core Natural Resources has a consensus target price of $118.60, suggesting a potential upside of 45.59%. Given Core Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Core Natural Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CNX Resources
7 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.63
Core Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Core Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CNX Resources pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Core Natural Resources pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Core Natural Resources had 4 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Core Natural Resources and 8 mentions for CNX Resources. Core Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.58 indicating that Core Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Core Natural Resources
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Core Natural Resources beats CNX Resources on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CNR vs. The Competition

MetricCore Natural ResourcesCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.41B$2.41B$7.66B$20.89B
Dividend Yield0.52%3.69%10.94%3.62%
P/E Ratio16.838.0066.2327.93
Price / Sales1.641.1742,820.3472.74
Price / Cash4.294.6936.1422.61
Price / Book1.531.514.074.70
Net Income$286.40M$1.00B$4.25B$993.85M
7 Day Performance7.95%5.24%1.61%1.99%
1 Month Performance19.57%27.82%3.29%5.85%
1 Year Performance-44.45%6.31%14.09%13.36%

Core Natural Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNR
Core Natural Resources
4.2632 of 5 stars
$81.46
-2.7%
$118.60
+45.6%
-45.0%$4.41B$2.62B16.832,076Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CNX
CNX Resources
3.6577 of 5 stars
$35.23
+3.5%
$31.85
-9.6%
+30.1%$5.10B$1.67B-17.10470High Trading Volume
HCC
Warrior Met Coal
3.107 of 5 stars
$50.84
-4.0%
$63.67
+25.2%
-13.7%$2.67B$1.53B25.291,336Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
HNRG
Hallador Energy
1.6956 of 5 stars
$15.46
-3.5%
$18.33
+18.6%
+100.1%$664.47M$404.39M-2.84800Positive News
ARLP
Alliance Resource Partners
2.0382 of 5 stars
$27.23
-0.4%
$29.00
+6.5%
+9.2%$3.50B$2.45B12.843,653Upcoming Earnings
BTU
Peabody Energy
4.0146 of 5 stars
$14.95
-2.0%
$23.50
+57.2%
-22.2%$1.82B$4.24B5.585,600Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
NRP
Natural Resource Partners
1.9832 of 5 stars
$98.47
+0.2%
N/A+10.6%$1.28B$268.01M9.4650High Trading Volume
METC
Ramaco Resources
2.4234 of 5 stars
$19.12
+15.0%
$13.67
-28.5%
+70.4%$1.05B$666.29M-239.00725Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SXC
SunCoke Energy
3.5202 of 5 stars
$8.60
-2.7%
$13.00
+51.3%
-21.1%$727.57M$1.94B7.891,168Upcoming Earnings
METCB
Ramaco Resources
1.389 of 5 stars
$12.42
+3.8%
N/A+34.9%$679.37M$666.29M-137.98725High Trading Volume
NC
NACCO Industries
N/A$40.72
+0.8%
N/A+19.9%$302.92M$237.71M8.791,700

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This page (NYSE:CNR) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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