CNX vs. AM, AR, CRK, CTRA, EQT, MGY, RRC, CNR, HCC, and HNRG
Should you be buying CNX Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNX Resources include Antero Midstream (AM), Antero Resources (AR), Comstock Resources (CRK), Coterra Energy (CTRA), EQT (EQT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Range Resources (RRC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), and Hallador Energy (HNRG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
CNX Resources vs. Its Competitors
Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Antero Midstream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CNX Resources. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNX Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 19 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Antero Midstream and 9 mentions for CNX Resources. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Antero Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.31%. CNX Resources has a consensus price target of $31.77, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Given CNX Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CNX Resources is more favorable than Antero Midstream.
54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of CNX Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of 9.70%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.
Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CNX Resources pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Antero Midstream beats CNX Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CNX) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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