Hallador Energy (HNRG) Competitors

Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor HCC or HNRG?

In the previous week, Hallador Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Warrior Met Coal. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hallador Energy and 3 mentions for Warrior Met Coal. Warrior Met Coal's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Hallador Energy's score of 0.41 indicating that Warrior Met Coal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warrior Met Coal	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hallador Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HCC or HNRG?

92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warrior Met Coal, 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
Warrior Met Coal	$1.53B	1.72	$250.60M	$2.01	24.88
Hallador Energy	$404.39M	1.74	-$226.14M	-$5.45	-3.01

Do analysts prefer HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal presently has a consensus price target of $63.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.31%. Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.79%. Given Warrior Met Coal's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Warrior Met Coal is more favorable than Hallador Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warrior Met Coal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hallador Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is HCC or HNRG more profitable?

Warrior Met Coal has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Hallador Energy's net margin of -52.50%. Warrior Met Coal's return on equity of 5.41% beat Hallador Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warrior Met Coal	7.98%	5.41%	4.34%
Hallador Energy	-52.50%	0.31%	0.14%

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats Hallador Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.