Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) Shares Purchased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG - Free Report) by 10.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,883,814 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 173,749 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 4.42% of Hallador Energy worth $21,569,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Hallador Energy by 272.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 33,131 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 24,247 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC acquired a new stake in Hallador Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $179,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Hallador Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $171,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hallador Energy by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 233,185 shares of the energy company's stock worth $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 11,288 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hallador Energy by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 24,717 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $283,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.38% of the company's stock.

Hallador Energy Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of HNRG stock traded up $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $15.31. The company had a trading volume of 453,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 574,573. The company has a market capitalization of $657.96 million, a P/E ratio of -27.84 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.58. Hallador Energy has a twelve month low of $4.86 and a twelve month high of $15.65. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $12.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.87.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 17th. The energy company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. Hallador Energy had a negative net margin of 4.85% and a negative return on equity of 6.71%. The company had revenue of $94.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.46 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hallador Energy will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hallador Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of Hallador Energy from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st.

Hallador Energy Company Profile

Hallador Energy Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the production of steam coal in the State of Indiana for the electric power generation industry. The company owns the Oaktown Mine 1 and Oaktown Mine 2 underground mines in Oaktown; Freelandville Center Pit surface mine in Freelandville; and Prosperity Surface mine in Petersburg, Indiana.