Core Natural Resources, Inc. (CNR) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Energy · Thermal Coal
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.83: Quality below floor (1.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality.
Core Natural Resources (formed from the January 2025 merger of CONSOL Energy and Arch) is a coal producer mining metallurgical and thermal coals primarily in the Appalachian Basin since 1864. It owns interests in two East Coast marine export terminals and sells domestically and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.83: Quality below floor (1.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/6 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerU.S. electric power generators68%10-K Item 1A: 'During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company sold approximately 68% of its sales tons to U.S. electric power generators'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.83: Quality below floor (1.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $82.49. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $95.41 (+7.6% upside). Prior stop was $82.49. Stop-loss: $82.49.
Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. electric power generators (68.0%); Quality below floor (1.9 < 4.0).
Core Natural Resources, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover CNR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $112.
What does Core Natural Resources, Inc. do?Core Natural Resources (formed from the January 2025 merger of CONSOL Energy and Arch) is a coal producer mining...
Core Natural Resources (formed from the January 2025 merger of CONSOL Energy and Arch) is a coal producer mining metallurgical and thermal coals primarily in the Appalachian Basin since 1864. It owns interests in two East Coast marine export terminals and sells domestically and to export markets. In 2025, 72% of sales were domestic and 28% export.