FY2025 Earnings Forecast for CNR Issued By B. Riley

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) – Stock analysts at B. Riley raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Core Natural Resources in a research report issued on Monday, November 10th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of ($1.74) for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($2.89). B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Core Natural Resources’ current full-year earnings is $11.40 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Core Natural Resources’ Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.63 EPS.

Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The energy company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.40) by $2.01. The firm had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. Core Natural Resources had a return on equity of 3.01% and a net margin of 0.63%.The business’s revenue was up 74.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Core Natural Resources from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Core Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Core Natural Resources from $89.00 to $105.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Core Natural Resources in a research note on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Core Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $90.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Core Natural Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $119.10.

Core Natural Resources Stock Performance

Shares of Core Natural Resources stock opened at $87.56 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Core Natural Resources has a 12 month low of $58.19 and a 12 month high of $134.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.17 and a beta of 0.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Core Natural Resources

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Core Natural Resources in the 3rd quarter worth about $214,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its position in shares of Core Natural Resources by 4.9% in the third quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 5,522 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $461,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Core Natural Resources by 53.6% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 639 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC lifted its position in Core Natural Resources by 36.8% during the third quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC now owns 30,048 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,508,000 after purchasing an additional 8,088 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC grew its stake in Core Natural Resources by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC now owns 285,352 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $23,821,000 after buying an additional 2,107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Patrick A. Kriegshauser sold 3,043 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.07, for a total value of $234,524.01. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 23,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,799,430.36. This trade represents a 11.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO John Rothka sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $95,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 10,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $979,165. The trade was a 8.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 9,043 shares of company stock worth $740,524 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.

Core Natural Resources Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Core Natural Resources’s dividend payout ratio is currently -93.02%.

Core Natural Resources Company Profile

Core Natural Resources, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bituminous coal in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) and CONSOL Marine Terminal. The company’s PAMC segment engages in the mining, preparing, and marketing of bituminous coal to power generators, industrial end-users, and metallurgical end-users.