Hallador Energy (HNRG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CNX or HNRG?

95.2% of CNX Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of CNX Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNX or HNRG 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
CNX Resources	-7.14%	6.72%	3.31%
Hallador Energy	-4.85%	-6.71%	-3.39%

Does the media prefer CNX or HNRG?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 15 more articles in the media than Hallador Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CNX Resources and 2 mentions for Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.64 indicating that Hallador Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hallador Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources received 574 more outperform votes than Hallador Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.03% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.25% of users gave Hallador Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 818 69.03%	Underperform Votes 367 30.97%
Hallador Energy	Outperform Votes 244 60.25%	Underperform Votes 161 39.75%

Which has more risk and volatility, CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.54%. Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.49%. Given Hallador Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than CNX Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNX Resources	8 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.47
Hallador Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNX or HNRG?

Hallador Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
CNX Resources	$1.27B	3.47	-$90.49M	-$0.68	-43.39
Hallador Energy	$634.48M	0.74	$44.79M	-$0.55	-19.98

Summary

CNX Resources and Hallador Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.