CNX Resources (CNX) Competitors

CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CNX or CNR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CNX Resources	$1.67B	2.59	-$90.49M	-$2.06	-14.27
Core Natural Resources	$2.15B	1.80	$655.89M	$9.61	7.52

Does the media refer more to CNX or CNR?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 19 more articles in the media than Core Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CNX Resources and 4 mentions for Core Natural Resources. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Core Natural Resources' score of 0.62 indicating that CNX Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core Natural Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CNX or CNR?

CNX Resources presently has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Core Natural Resources has a consensus target price of $132.75, indicating a potential upside of 83.74%. 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Core Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNX or CNR?

CNX Resources received 282 more outperform votes than Core Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.54% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Core Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 819 68.54%	Underperform Votes 376 31.46%
Core Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 537 60.61%	Underperform Votes 349 39.39%

Is CNX or CNR a better dividend stock?

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 0.6%. CNX Resources pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Core Natural Resources pays out 4.2% 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.

Is CNX or CNR more profitable?

Core Natural Resources has a net margin of 12.81% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of -7.14%. Core Natural Resources' return on equity of 23.87% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	-7.14%	6.72%	3.31%
Core Natural Resources	12.81%	23.87%	12.66%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNX or CNR?

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNX or CNR?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Natural Resources has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Core Natural Resources beats CNX Resources on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.