Hallador Energy (HNRG) Competitors

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HNRG or CNX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hallador Energy	$404.39M	1.56	$44.79M	-$5.73	-2.56
CNX Resources	$1.67B	2.61	-$90.49M	-$2.06	-14.37

Which has more volatility & risk, HNRG or CNX?

Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HNRG or CNX?

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of CNX Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are owned by 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.

Does the media prefer HNRG or CNX?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 10 more articles in the media than Hallador Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CNX Resources and 8 mentions for Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat CNX Resources' score of 1.17 indicating that Hallador Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hallador Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNX Resources	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HNRG or CNX a better dividend stock?

Hallador Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Hallador Energy pays out -2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNX Resources pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is HNRG or CNX more profitable?

Hallador Energy has a net margin of -4.85% compared to CNX Resources' net margin of -7.14%. CNX Resources' return on equity of 6.72% beat Hallador Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hallador Energy	-4.85%	-6.71%	-3.39%
CNX Resources	-7.14%	6.72%	3.31%

Do analysts recommend HNRG or CNX?

Hallador Energy presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. CNX Resources has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.25%. Given Hallador Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hallador Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CNX Resources	7 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HNRG or CNX?

CNX Resources received 574 more outperform votes than Hallador Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.54% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Hallador Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hallador Energy	Outperform Votes 245 60.05%	Underperform Votes 163 39.95%
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 819 68.54%	Underperform Votes 376 31.46%

Summary

CNX Resources beats Hallador Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.