NYSE: CNR

Core Natural Resources (CNR) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$88.40−0.62 (−0.7%)
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AI summary

Core Natural Resources reported Q2 2026 diluted EPS of $2.51 against a $0.60 consensus, with revenue of $1.14 billion, and the beat was followed by mixed price action: shares fell 1.90% to $92.15 on 24 September even after the strong results, having earlier risen 3.5% to $93.93 and gained 6.13% over one week, with commentary flagging the stock as undervalued and up 40.38% over the last year.

CNR closed at $88.40, down 0.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $91.97 and 200-day average of $90.94, a mixed trend backdrop. The GekkoIndex reads 65.7, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 38.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $142.83, a wide gap against a 52-week range of $74.75 to $114.80.

The next earnings date falls on 5 November 2026, 37 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report on 6 August 2026 produced a 7.1% reaction, with 4 beats in the last 8 quarters. Over the last 30 days there has been 1 unusual options signal, with call premium of $480,674 and no put premium recorded. One analyst holds a hold rating with a consensus target of $109.50. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged +1.9% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them, a mixed historical pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming earnings date.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Core Natural Resources price vs fair value

▲$142.83$88.40Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $88.40200-day averageGekko Fair Value $142.83

Core Natural Resources quick facts

Market cap
$4.46B
P/E ratio
44.7
Forward P/E
8.9
EPS, TTM
$1.99
Revenue, TTM
$4.27B
Profit margin
2.4%
Dividend yield
0.45%
Beta
0.17
Volume
382,473 avg 494,883
1-year return
+7.6%
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±9.2%
50-day average
$91.97
200-day average
$90.94
Next earnings
Nov 5
Shares outstanding
49.64M
52-week range
$74.75$114.80

Core Natural Resources swing-trade checklist

Core Natural Resources scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $88.40 sits between the 50-day ($91.97) and 200-day ($90.94) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65.7, Accumulation

    Reading 65.7 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    38.1% below

    Price is 38.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 37 days

    Next report Nov 5, 2026, 37 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +1.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.9% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Core Natural Resources stock chart and price history

Core Natural Resources closed at $88.40 on Sep 28, 2026, +7.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $74.75 to $114.80.

5Y and weekly in Gekko
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Core Natural Resources share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$80$100$110NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep88.40

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−13.0%
3 months
+11.7%
6 months
−21.9%
1 year
+7.6%
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About Core Natural Resources

Core Natural Resources mines and sells bituminous coal on a global basis, supplying power plants, industrial buyers, and metallurgical operations. It is best known for the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, which handles the extraction, preparation, and marketing of coal through its Bailey, Enlow Fork, and Harvey mines along with a shared processing facility.

The company runs its operations through two main segments. Alongside the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, it operates a marine terminal segment that moves coal for export through the Port of Baltimore. It is also building out the Itmann Mining Complex in Wyoming County, West Virginia, and holds additional undeveloped coal reserves and resources across the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, and Illinois basins.

The company traces its roots back to 1864 and was formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc. before adopting its current name in January 2025. It is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker CNR.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Energy minerals
Industry
Coal
Website
corenaturalresources.com

Core Natural Resources GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Core Natural Resources’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.7, in the Accumulation zone, down 1.4 points over five sessions.

010065.7Accumulation

Down 1.4 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying36−1.5%−1.6%−7.2%−14.6%
Accumulation (current zone)235+1.2%+1.6%+3.0%+4.7%
Neutral343−0.4%0.0%+1.4%+3.7%
Distribution48+0.8%−2.5%−5.9%−9.1%
Selling10−2.1%−1.0%−11.8%−19.6%

Average CNR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Core Natural Resources stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Core Natural Resources trades 38.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $142.83, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Core Natural Resources shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$142.83

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

38.1% Undervalued

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Core Natural Resources insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Core Natural Resources, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CNR in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CNR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Core Natural Resources has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026
$63.02M
As a share of market cap
1.41%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 23, $481K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds CNR.

1added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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Core Natural Resources earnings: next date and track record

Core Natural Resources reports on Nov 5, 2026 (37 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.4%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.5%Nov ’24+0.3%Feb ’25−10.7%May ’25−1.4%Aug ’25+15.2%Nov ’25−1.3%Feb ’26−3.3%May ’26+7.1%Aug ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 6, 2026$2.51
est $0.61		+314.9%$1.14B
est $1.11B		+2.4%+7.1%
May 7, 2026$0.41
est −$0.01		+4,200.0%$1.08B
est $1.06B		+2.0%−3.3%
Feb 12, 2026−$1.54
est −$0.35		−338.4%$1.04B
est $1.00B		+4.1%−1.3%
Nov 6, 2025$0.61
est −$1.40		+143.6%$1.00B
est $1.02B		−1.6%+15.2%
Aug 5, 2025−$0.70
est $1.31		−153.4%$1.10B
est $1.04B		+6.2%−1.4%
May 8, 2025−$1.38
est $1.74		−179.3%$1.02B
est $964.2M		+5.5%−10.7%
Feb 20, 2025$1.04
est $2.27		−54.2%$569.8M
est $1.00B		−43.2%+0.3%
Nov 12, 2024$3.22
est $3.17		+1.6%$549.6M
est $554.0M		−0.8%−3.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Core Natural Resources stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Core Natural Resources is $109.50, +23.9% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$109.50consensus 12-month target, +23.9% from the last close
Buy0
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Aug 18UBSHold, downgraded$105+18.8%
Jun 30UBSBuy, reiterated$100+13.1%
+3.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Core Natural Resources seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Core Natural Resources averaged +1.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+14.8%2021−3.7%2022−1.1%2023+4.5%2024−3.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+8.7%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+13.9%5 of 5
Next 15 trading days+6.4%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.9%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+1.2%2 of 5

For scale, CNR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.2%.

Core Natural Resources market cap and key statistics

Core Natural Resources’s market cap is $4.46B, with a P/E ratio of 44.7 and revenue of $4.27B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$4.46B
P/E ratio
44.7
Forward P/E
8.9
EPS, TTM
$1.99
Gekko Fair Value
$142.83

Trading

Volume
382,473
Avg volume, 20 days
494,883
52-week high
$114.80
52-week low
$74.75
Shares outstanding
49.64M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.27B
Profit margin
2.4%
Return on equity
2.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−81.1%

Risk and income

Beta
0.17
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±9.2%
Dividend yield
0.45%

Core Natural Resources stock news this week

3 headlines about Core Natural Resources from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Core Natural Resources peers

Core Natural Resources’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
HCCWarrior Met Coal+2.8%Accumulation9.6% above
ARLPAlliance Resource Partners−1.1%Buying42.9% below
BTUPeabody Energy−0.5%Accumulation45.0% below
AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources+1.0%Accumulation32.4% below
NRPNatural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership−0.3%Neutral32.6% below
HNRGHallador Energy−2.1%Accumulation28.9% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

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Core Natural Resources stock FAQ

What is Core Natural Resources’s market cap?

Core Natural Resources’s market cap is $4.46B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $88.40, with 49.64M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 44.7.

What is the Core Natural Resources stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Core Natural Resources is $109.50, +23.9% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Core Natural Resources stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Core Natural Resources is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $88.40 is 38.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $142.83. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Core Natural Resources report earnings next?

Core Natural Resources is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (37 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.83 per share on revenue of $1.14B. Core Natural Resources beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.4% on average across the report.

What is Core Natural Resources’s 52-week high and low?

Core Natural Resources’s 52-week high is $114.80 and its 52-week low is $74.75; it closed at $88.40 on Sep 28, 2026, +7.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $134.59 on Nov 25, 2024.

Is Core Natural Resources stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Core Natural Resources?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Core Natural Resources over the last 30 days, with $481K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 23, 2026 with $481K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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