Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Analysts

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $115.00.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Core Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Core Natural Resources from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, UBS Group cut Core Natural Resources from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $101.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th.

Institutional Trading of Core Natural Resources

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Confluence Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 46.3% in the third quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 34,461 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,958,000 after purchasing an additional 10,906 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Core Natural Resources by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 127,600 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $10,211,000 after acquiring an additional 1,839 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its holdings in shares of Core Natural Resources by 151.7% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 7,593 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $608,000 after acquiring an additional 4,576 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Core Natural Resources by 8.8% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 35,399 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,833,000 after acquiring an additional 2,876 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its stake in shares of Core Natural Resources by 42.3% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 135,181 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $10,817,000 after acquiring an additional 40,174 shares during the period. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Core Natural Resources Stock Performance

Core Natural Resources stock opened at $88.82 on Tuesday. Core Natural Resources has a fifty-two week low of $74.75 and a fifty-two week high of $114.80. The company has a market capitalization of $4.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.63 and a beta of 0.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $92.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The energy company reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $1.91. Core Natural Resources had a net margin of 2.34% and a return on equity of 0.03%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that Core Natural Resources will post 2.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Core Natural Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 31st. Core Natural Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.10%.

Core Natural Resources Company Profile

Core Natural Resources, Inc is a U.S.-based natural resources company that produces and markets coal for the global steel and power-generation industries. Its products include metallurgical coal used in steelmaking and thermal coal used to generate electricity.

The company was formed through the combination of Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy, completed in 2025. Core Natural Resources operates mining assets in major U.S. coal-producing regions, including Central and Northern Appalachia and the Mountain West, and serves customers in domestic and international markets through coal sales and export channels.

Core Natural Resources is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.