Head to Head Review: Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) vs. CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX)

Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) and CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Allied Resources has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Resources and CNX Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Resources	-48.13%	-5.42%	-4.25%
CNX Resources	16.56%	9.10%	4.13%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Allied Resources and CNX Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
CNX Resources	3	10	1	0	1.86

CNX Resources has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.68%. Given CNX Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CNX Resources is more favorable than Allied Resources.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Allied Resources and CNX Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Resources	$160,000.00	8.79	-$170,000.00	($0.02)	-12.45
CNX Resources	$1.27 billion	3.76	-$90.49 million	$1.43	24.69

Allied Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CNX Resources. Allied Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNX Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CNX Resources beats Allied Resources on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allied Resources

Allied Resources, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas producer, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas in the United States. It owns varying interests in a total of 145 wells situated on acreage of approximately 3,400 acres in Ritchie and Calhoun counties, West Virginia; and 10 wells situated on acreage of approximately 2,510 acres in Goliad, Edwards, and Jackson counties, Texas. The company was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About CNX Resources

CNX Resources Corporation, an independent natural gas and midstream company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas properties in the Appalachian Basin. The company operates in two segments, Shale and Coalbed Methane (CBM). It produces and sells pipeline quality natural gas primarily for gas wholesalers. The company owns rights to extract natural gas from shale properties in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, as well as rights to extract natural gas from other shale and shallow oil and gas formations in Illinois, Indiana, New York, and Virginia. It also owns rights to extract CBM in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and New Mexico. In addition, the company designs, builds, and operates natural gas gathering systems to move gas from the wellhead to interstate pipelines or other local sales points; owns and operates approximately 2,600 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines, as well as various natural gas processing facilities. It also offers turn-key solutions for water sourcing, delivery, and disposal for its natural gas operations and for third parties. The company was formerly known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and changed its name to CNX Resources Corporation in November 2017. CNX Resources Corporation was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.