Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) vs. Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) Financial Analysis

Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) and Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pine Valley Mining and Core Natural Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pine Valley Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Core Natural Resources	0	0	5	0	3.00

Core Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $120.40, suggesting a potential upside of 59.11%. Given Core Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Core Natural Resources is more favorable than Pine Valley Mining.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and Core Natural Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.13)	-0.04
Core Natural Resources	$2.24 billion	1.78	$286.40 million	$4.84	15.63

Core Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Valley Mining. Pine Valley Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.5% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Core Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and Core Natural Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Core Natural Resources	4.29%	8.32%	4.79%

Summary

Core Natural Resources beats Pine Valley Mining on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pine Valley Mining

Pine Valley Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral resource properties. It owns and operates the Willow Creek Coal Mine, which produces pulverized coal injection and coking coal, located near Chetwynd, Canada. The company also has interests in Pine Pass, Crassier Creek, Falling Creek, Fisher Creek, and Indin Lake gold property. It has operations in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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. This segment includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine, and the central preparation plant. Its CONSOL Marine Terminal segment provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. The company also develops and operates the Itmann Mining Complex located in Wyoming County, West Virginia; and Greenfield Reserves and Resources located in the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, and Illinois basins. The company was formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and changed its name to Core Natural Resources, Inc. in January 2025. Core Natural Resources, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.