CNX Resources (CNX) 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 businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

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

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNX or CNR more profitable?

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, CNX or CNR?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	2.77	-$90.49M	-$2.06	-15.54
Core Natural Resources	$2.24B	1.71	$286.40M	$4.84	15.04

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 0.5%. 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.

Does the media favor CNX or CNR?

In the previous week, Core Natural Resources had 12 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Core Natural Resources and 5 mentions for CNX Resources. Core Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.84 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core Natural Resources	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CNX or CNR?

CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $31.58, indicating a potential downside of 1.36%. Core Natural Resources has a consensus target price of $120.40, indicating a potential upside of 65.43%. Given Core Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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