Core Natural Resources Inc (CNR) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

Core Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CNR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 6.72x compared to its average ratio. CNR has 36-month beta value of 1.73. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for CNR is 52.27M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.89% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CNR on January 31, 2025 was 749.48K shares.

CNR) stock’s latest price update

Core Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CNR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.98relation to previous closing price of 92.36. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -5.45% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-30 that MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 5% increase in the 2025 dividend on the Company’s outstanding common shares as well as the repurchase of its shares under a new normal course issuer bid (Bid).

CNR’s Market Performance

Core Natural Resources Inc (CNR) has experienced a -5.45% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -13.69% drop in the past month, and a -17.15% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.01%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.28% for CNR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.74% for CNR stock, with a simple moving average of -10.32% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CNR

The Benchmark Company, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CNR reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $11. The rating they have provided for CNR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 14th, 2020.

The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to CNR, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on February 19th of the previous year.

CNR Trading at -17.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CNR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.05% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 4.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.01%, as shares sank -14.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.63% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CNR fell by -5.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.11. In addition, Core Natural Resources Inc saw -14.27% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CNR starting from Brock James A, who sale 15,698 shares at the price of $100.99 back on Jun 28 ’24. After this action, Brock James A now owns 513,789 shares of Core Natural Resources Inc, valued at $1,585,305 using the latest closing price.

Brock James A, the Chief Executive Officer of Core Natural Resources Inc, sale 1,700 shares at $99.55 during a trade that took place back on Jun 27 ’24, which means that Brock James A is holding 529,487 shares at $169,243 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CNR

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.08 for the present operating margin
  • 0.38 for the gross margin

The net margin for Core Natural Resources Inc stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value 29.08, with 15.05 for asset returns.

Based on Core Natural Resources Inc (CNR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.86 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 6.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.55.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Core Natural Resources Inc (CNR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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