Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) Stock Has Average Price Target of $115.00

Shares of Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $115.00.

CNR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Core Natural Resources from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Core Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of Core Natural Resources from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $101.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th.

Core Natural Resources Price Performance

Core Natural Resources stock opened at $87.64 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.04 and a beta of 0.25. Core Natural Resources has a one year low of $74.75 and a one year high of $114.80. The business has a fifty day moving average of $92.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.70. 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 results on Thursday, August 6th. The energy company reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $1.91. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. Core Natural Resources had a net margin of 2.34% and a return on equity of 0.03%. As a group, analysts predict that Core Natural Resources will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Core Natural Resources Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Core Natural Resources

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNR. First Horizon Corp grew its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 97.6% in the first quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 334 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Core Natural Resources during the 2nd quarter worth $104,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Core Natural Resources by 36.0% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,466 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Core Natural Resources by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,827 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Core Natural Resources in the 1st quarter worth about $205,000. 86.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Core Natural Resources

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.