Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG – Get Free Report) and Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Hallador Energy and Brenmiller Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hallador Energy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.71 |
| Brenmiller Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Hallador Energy currently has a consensus target price of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Brenmiller Energy.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hallador Energy | $404.39 million | 2.12 | -$226.14 million | ($4.48) | -4.37 |
| Brenmiller Energy | $387,000.00 | 5.38 | -$6.77 million | ($29.50) | -0.02 |
Brenmiller Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brenmiller Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.1, indicating that its stock price is 210% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Hallador Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Hallador Energy and Brenmiller Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hallador Energy | -37.57% | 33.97% | 10.67% |
| Brenmiller Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Hallador Energy beats Brenmiller Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. It is also involved in gas exploration activities in Indiana; and operation of logistics transport facility. Hallador Energy Company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana.
About Brenmiller Energy
Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.
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