CNX vs. CRK, NOG, CRC, KOS, ERF, VIST, CPE, BSM, VET, and SM
Should you be buying CNX Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNX Resources include Comstock Resources (CRK), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), California Resources (CRC), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Enerplus (ERF), Vista Energy (VIST), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Vermilion Energy (VET), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
CNX Resources vs.
Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) and CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.
CNX Resources has a net margin of 43.22% compared to Comstock Resources' net margin of 39.08%. Comstock Resources' return on equity of 52.26% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.
In the previous week, CNX Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CNX Resources and 3 mentions for Comstock Resources. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Comstock Resources' score of 0.73 indicating that CNX Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Comstock Resources has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Comstock Resources currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.68%. CNX Resources has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.59%. Given Comstock Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Comstock Resources is more favorable than CNX Resources.
Comstock Resources has higher revenue and earnings than CNX Resources. Comstock Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNX Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
35.2% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Comstock Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
CNX Resources received 367 more outperform votes than Comstock Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.20% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.03% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.
Summary
CNX Resources beats Comstock Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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