Critical Comparison: Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) vs. Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP)

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (NYSE:ELP) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hallador Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hallador Energy presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.17%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hallador Energy	$634.48 million	0.86	$44.79 million	($0.55)	-23.36
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	$4.30 billion	0.83	$452.44 million	$0.50	13.10

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hallador Energy	-4.85%	-6.71%	-3.39%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	14.20%	11.88%	5.26%

Summary

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL beats Hallador Energy on 8 of the 14 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments. It is also involved in the piped natural gas distribution. The company operates hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric plants; and owns and operates transmission and distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Companhia Paranaense de Energia COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Operates as a subsidiary of Governo Do Estado Do Parana.