Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG – Get Free Report) and Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Hallador Energy and Ormat Technologies’ 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% |
| Ormat Technologies | 14.12% | 5.35% | 2.36% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Hallador Energy and Ormat Technologies”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 | $404.39 million | 1.98 | -$226.14 million | ($4.48) | -4.07 |
| Ormat Technologies | $879.65 million | 7.99 | $123.73 million | $2.18 | 53.07 |
Ormat Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy. Hallador Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ormat Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Hallador Energy and Ormat Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hallador Energy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Ormat Technologies | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.64 |
Hallador Energy presently has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. Ormat Technologies has a consensus price target of $129.80, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Given Hallador Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Ormat Technologies.
Risk and Volatility
Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Hallador Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ormat Technologies beats Hallador 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 Ormat Technologies
Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Electricity, Product, and Energy Storage. The Electricity segment develops, builds, owns, and operates geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and recovered energy-based power plants; and sells electricity. The Product segment designs, manufactures, and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation; and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. This segment serves contractors; and owners and operators of interstate natural gas pipelines, gas processing plants, and cement plants, as well as companies in other energy-intensive industrial processes. The Energy Storage segment offers battery energy storage systems and related services. Ormat Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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