Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on HNRG. B. Riley Financial raised Hallador Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $23.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hallador Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Hallador Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

Hallador Energy Trading Down 11.5%

HNRG opened at $17.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The company has a market cap of $804.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.81 and a beta of 0.22. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.45. Hallador Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.25 and a fifty-two week high of $24.70.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The energy company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01). Hallador Energy had a net margin of 8.92% and a return on equity of 30.82%. The firm had revenue of $101.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $105.48 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Hallador Energy will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hallador Energy news, Director Charles Ray Iv Wesley bought 20,000 shares of Hallador Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $17.83 per share, for a total transaction of $356,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 267,914 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,776,906.62. The trade was a 8.07% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 23.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hallador Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of HNRG. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Hallador Energy by 92.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,413 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 679 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in shares of Hallador Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Hallador Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hallador Energy by 11,110.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,130 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in Hallador Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. 61.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Hallador Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Hallador Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MISO accepted Hallador’s ERAS application for a 515 MW gas generation expansion — this supports growth visibility, underpins management’s plan for higher 2026 capex and could add future power sales. Hallador signals 515 MW gas expansion through ERAS
• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley upgraded HNRG from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target to $27, signaling materially higher upside expectations from some analysts. B. Riley upgrade coverage (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2025 showed company-level improvement: total revenue +16% YoY to $469.5M, operating cash flow +23% to $81.1M, net income rose and adjusted EBITDA roughly tripled — evidence of underlying business strength. Company FY’25 results (GlobeNewswire)
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 EPS of ($0.01) matched consensus, reducing surprise on the bottom line even as some top-line and margin metrics disappointed. Q4 loss report (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 margin compression and cash‑flow weakness: cost of sales jumped ~49% YoY, gross profit fell sharply, and operating cash from the quarter dropped materially — investors reacted negatively to squeezed near‑term profitability. Stock falls on Q4 earnings (Quiver)
• Negative Sentiment: Higher capex in Q4 and planned 2026 spending raise short‑term financing and execution risk (cash was modest ~ $10.1M in the quarter), while recent insider sales and mixed institutional flows add to near‑term pressure. Capex and insider activity summary (Quiver)

Hallador Energy Company Profile

Hallador Energy Company is a coal producer and mine operator trading on NASDAQ under the symbol HNRG. The company’s primary business activities center on the production and sale of bituminous thermal coal. Hallador’s operations encompass two surface mines: the Shoal Creek Mine located in southwestern Indiana and the Bull Mountain Mine situated in eastern Montana. Both sites are designed to extract high-quality coal reserves for the power generation market.

Hallador Energy markets its coal primarily to electric utilities and industrial customers across the United States.