Warrior Met Coal (HCC) Competitors

CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) and Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CNX or HCC?

In the previous week, Warrior Met Coal had 4 more articles in the media than CNX Resources. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Warrior Met Coal and 18 mentions for CNX Resources. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Warrior Met Coal's score of 0.84 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warrior Met Coal	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CNX or HCC more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal has a net margin of 16.43% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of -7.14%. Warrior Met Coal's return on equity of 12.56% beat CNX Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNX Resources	-7.14%	6.72%	3.31%
Warrior Met Coal	16.43%	12.56%	10.10%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNX or HCC?

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CNX or HCC?

Warrior Met Coal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CNX Resources. CNX Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warrior Met Coal, 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	2.61	-$90.49M	-$2.06	-14.39
Warrior Met Coal	$1.53B	1.56	$250.60M	$4.79	9.45

Is CNX or HCC a better dividend stock?

CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Warrior Met Coal pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. CNX Resources pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Warrior Met Coal pays out 6.7% 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.

Do analysts prefer CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources presently has a consensus target price of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.15%. Warrior Met Coal has a consensus target price of $70.33, suggesting a potential upside of 55.33%. Given Warrior Met Coal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Warrior Met Coal 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
Warrior Met Coal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNX or HCC?

CNX Resources received 464 more outperform votes than Warrior Met Coal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.54% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave Warrior Met Coal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 819 68.54%	Underperform Votes 376 31.46%
Warrior Met Coal	Outperform Votes 355 62.72%	Underperform Votes 211 37.28%

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats CNX Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.