Hallador Energy (HNRG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources received 575 more outperform votes than Hallador Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.88% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Hallador Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 819 68.88%	Underperform Votes 370 31.12%
Hallador Energy	Outperform Votes 244 60.10%	Underperform Votes 162 39.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts rate CNX or HNRG?

CNX Resources currently has a consensus target price of $30.69, indicating a potential downside of 2.89%. Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.53
Hallador Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better 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	$1.44B	3.23	-$90.49M	-$0.68	-46.48
Hallador Energy	$404.39M	1.32	$44.79M	-$5.73	-2.18

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

Does the media refer more to CNX or HNRG?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Hallador Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CNX Resources and 3 mentions for Hallador Energy. CNX Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Hallador Energy's score of 1.09 indicating that CNX Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNX Resources	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 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)	Positive

Is CNX or HNRG a better dividend stock?

CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Hallador Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CNX Resources pays out -18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hallador Energy pays out -2.8% 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.

Summary

CNX Resources beats Hallador Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.