Hallador Energy (HNRG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HNRG or CNX?

CNX Resources received 574 more outperform votes than Hallador Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave CNX Resources an outperform vote while only 60.25% of users gave Hallador Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hallador Energy	Outperform Votes 244 60.25%	Underperform Votes 161 39.75%
CNX Resources	Outperform Votes 818 69.44%	Underperform Votes 360 30.56%

Which has better earnings & valuation, HNRG or CNX?

CNX Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNX Resources, 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	$429.36M	1.08	$44.79M	-$0.55	-19.87
CNX Resources	$1.41B	3.83	$1.72B	$3.18	11.40

Does the media favor HNRG or CNX?

In the previous week, CNX Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Hallador Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CNX Resources and 2 mentions for Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat CNX Resources' score of 0.27 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CNX Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HNRG or CNX?

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

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 1.5%. CNX Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.1250 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hallador Energy pays out -29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNX Resources pays out 3.9% 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. Hallador Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, HNRG or CNX?

Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNX Resources has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HNRG or CNX?

Hallador Energy currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.24%. CNX Resources has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.86%. Given Hallador Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.42

Is HNRG or CNX more profitable?

CNX Resources has a net margin of 27.79% compared to Hallador Energy's net margin of -4.85%. CNX Resources' return on equity of 7.54% 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	27.79%	7.54%	3.76%

Summary

CNX Resources beats Hallador Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.