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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal received 108 more outperform votes than Hallador Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.61% of users gave Warrior Met Coal an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave Hallador Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warrior Met Coal	Outperform Votes 355 62.61%	Underperform Votes 212 37.39%
Hallador Energy	Outperform Votes 247 59.81%	Underperform Votes 166 40.19%

Does the media favor HCC or HNRG?

In the previous week, Hallador Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Warrior Met Coal. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Hallador Energy and 8 mentions for Warrior Met Coal. Warrior Met Coal's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Hallador Energy's score of 1.29 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hallador Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & 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	$1.32B	1.91	$250.60M	$2.01	23.90
Hallador Energy	$410.61M	2.03	$44.79M	-$5.45	-3.56

Do analysts rate HCC or HNRG?

Warrior Met Coal presently has a consensus target price of $63.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.53%. Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $18.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.50%. Given Warrior Met Coal's higher probable upside, equities 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 16.43% compared to Hallador Energy's net margin of -4.85%. Warrior Met Coal's return on equity of 12.56% beat Hallador Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warrior Met Coal	16.43%	12.56%	10.10%
Hallador Energy	-4.85%	-6.71%	-3.39%

Is HCC or HNRG a better dividend stock?

Warrior Met Coal pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hallador Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Warrior Met Coal pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hallador Energy pays out -2.9% 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. Warrior Met Coal has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hallador Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HCC or HNRG?

92.3% of Warrior Met Coal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Warrior Met Coal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Warrior Met Coal beats Hallador Energy on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.