Q1 Earnings Forecast for CNR Issued By B. Riley

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Core Natural Resources in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.67 for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $136.00 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.58 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Core Natural Resources in a report on Thursday, January 30th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Piper Sandler upgraded Core Natural Resources from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $165.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 target price on shares of Core Natural Resources in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Core Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $165.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $147.17.

Core Natural Resources Trading Up 1.0 %

CNR stock opened at $75.07 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $120.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.74. Core Natural Resources has a fifty-two week low of $73.09 and a fifty-two week high of $134.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a PE ratio of 7.81 and a beta of 1.74.

Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.44. Core Natural Resources had a net margin of 12.81% and a return on equity of 23.87%. The business had revenue of $595.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $493.50 million.

Core Natural Resources Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. Core Natural Resources’s payout ratio is currently 4.16%.

Institutional Trading of Core Natural Resources

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Core Natural Resources by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 8,800 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 82.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 222 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 63.8% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 267 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 340.5% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 185 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Core Natural Resources by 226.7% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 245 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. 86.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Core Natural Resources

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.