Head-To-Head Contrast: Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG)

Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Hallador Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	-37.57%	33.97%	10.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Brenmiller Energy and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brenmiller Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hallador Energy	1	2	2	2	2.71

Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Brenmiller Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Hallador Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Hallador Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brenmiller Energy	$387,000.00	5.38	-$6.77 million	($29.50)	-0.02
Hallador Energy	$404.39 million	2.12	-$226.14 million	($4.48)	-4.37

Brenmiller Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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

Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 210% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hallador Energy beats Brenmiller Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.