Consol Energy Inc (CNX): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Laggard

Consol Energy (CNX) pushed the Metals & Mining industry lower today making it today's featured Metals & Mining laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Consol Energy fell 40 cents (-1.3%) to $30.29 on light volume. Throughout the day, 3.3 million shares of Consol Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $30.20-$31.14 after having opened the day at $30.78 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $30.69. Other company's within the Metals & Mining industry that declined today were: China Natural Resources (CHNR), down 6.8%, Metalico (MEA), down 4.9%, USEC (USU), down 4.7%, and Westmoreland Coal (WLB), down 4.7%.

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CONSOL Energy Inc. produces coal and natural gas for energy and raw material markets. The company is involved in the mining, preparation, and marketing steam coal primarily to electric power generation industry; and metallurgical coal to steel and coke producers. Consol Energy has a market cap of $7.01 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.2, equal to the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 16.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Consol Energy a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Consol Energy as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and poor profit margins.

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On the positive front, Thompson Creek Metals Company (TC), up 10%, Jaguar Mining (JAG), up 9.9%, HudBay Minerals (HBM), up 6.9%, and Alderon Iron Ore (AXX), up 6.5%, were all gainers within the metals & mining industry with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) being today's featured metals & mining industry leader.

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