Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CNX scored 64.7, PBR scored 55.6 — CNX leads.
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CNX
CNX Resources Corporation
Oil & Gas E&P · Quality-Growth
64.7
$34.03 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
9.1
CNX leads
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
Oil & Gas Integrated · Quality-Growth
55.6
$25.30 · $163.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCNX5.5x
Fastest growthCNX+48.9%
Strongest balance sheetCNX0.49
Highest qualityPBR77 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCNX-66%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CNX
stronger →← stronger
PBR
73
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
43
74
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
72
CNX is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CNX
PBR
$526mC+
FCF
$4.0bB
+48.9%A
Rev
-2.4%D+
0.49B
D/E
0.76C+
5.5xA
P/E
6.4xA
1.93C+
PEG
6.01D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CNX
PBR
66% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
215% above
~-13%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~30%/yr
+138%
1-yr DCF upside
-66%
+194%
5-yr DCF upside
-68%
+303%
10-yr DCF upside
-72%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CNX
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Cyclical growth
PBR
Why this score
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (BRL)
The companies
CNXCNX Resources Corporation
Oil & Gas E&P · $34.03 · beta 0.69
Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $5.0b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $43.62 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +49% — in hypergrowth territory. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $37.64 (implying +11% upside).
Moat
Net margin 44% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 21% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Reserve-replacement treadmill — every barrel or ounce extracted has to be replaced through exploration or acquisition; underspending on replacement reserves shows up in production declines 2-3 years out.
PBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
Oil & Gas Integrated · $25.30 · beta -0.23
Why now
Oil & Gas Integrated · market cap $163.0b. Trading near 52-week high of $25.60 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $23.31 (implying -8% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 30% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $163.0b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CNX and PBR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.1 points in favor of CNX. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthCNX 50.0 · PBR 42.6CNX +7.4
QualityCNX 73.5 · PBR 76.6PBR +3.1
ValueCNX 73.6 · PBR 72.3level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CNX or PBR the better stock?
CNX scores higher: CNX 64.7, PBR 55.6 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CNX and PBR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where CNX leads by 7 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are CNX and PBR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.