352,356 Shares in Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) Purchased by Yaupon Capital Management LP

Yaupon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 352,356 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,034,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of Hallador Energy by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 36,672 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Hallador Energy by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,539 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 1,435 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Hallador Energy by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 14,894 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $171,000 after acquiring an additional 1,990 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in Hallador Energy by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 24,717 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $283,000 after acquiring an additional 2,055 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Hallador Energy by 27.8% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 14,855 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 3,235 shares in the last quarter. 61.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on HNRG shares. StockNews.com upgraded Hallador Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. B. Riley upped their price objective on Hallador Energy from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st.

Hallador Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HNRG opened at $13.62 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $580.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.76 and a beta of 0.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Hallador Energy has a 52 week low of $4.59 and a 52 week high of $14.76. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.42.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 17th. The energy company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. Hallador Energy had a negative return on equity of 6.71% and a negative net margin of 4.85%. The business had revenue of $94.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.46 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hallador Energy will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Hallador Energy

Hallador Energy Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the production of steam coal in the State of Indiana for the electric power generation industry. The company owns the Oaktown Mine 1 and Oaktown Mine 2 underground mines in Oaktown; Freelandville Center Pit surface mine in Freelandville; and Prosperity Surface mine in Petersburg, Indiana.