Is Core Natural Resources (CNR) Poised for a Future Upside?

Soumya Eswaran

Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 9:06 AM 3 min read

Black Bear Value Partners, an investment management firm, published its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Black Bear Value Fund returned -3.0% in June and -10.5% in the quarter, and -11.7% YTD. The S&P 500 returned +5.1% June, +10.9% in the quarter, and +6.2% year-to-date. HFRI Value Index returned +3.1% in June, +7.7% in the quarter, and +7.1% year-to-date. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Black Bear Value Partners highlighted stocks such as Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR). Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) was formed by merging Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy in January 2025. Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) is a US-based company involved in the production, distribution, and export of metallurgical and thermal coals. The one-month return of Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) was 3.95%, and its shares lost 28.27% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 11, 2025, Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) stock closed at $75.60 per share with a market capitalization of $3.981 billion.

Black Bear Value Partners stated the following regarding Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) is the result of the merger between Consol and Arch Resources. As a combined entity they are one of the leading producers of metallurgical coal (steel) and thermal coal (energy). The Company is heavily dependent on exports so retaliatory tariffs would be damaging. At the same time, there has been a reduction in global capacity so many countries may not have much choice, especially if they need higher quality coal.

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Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 44 hedge fund portfolios held Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CNR) at the end of the first quarter, which was 39 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of CNR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.