Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) vs. Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ) Critical Survey

Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 18.8% of Environmental Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Hallador Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	-52.50%	0.31%	0.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Environmental Power and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Environmental Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hallador Energy	0	0	3	1	3.25

Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Environmental Power.

Volatility and Risk

Environmental Power has a beta of 5.73, suggesting that its share price is 473% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Environmental Power and Hallador Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	$404.39 million	1.74	-$226.14 million	($5.45)	-3.01

Environmental Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hallador Energy.

Summary

Hallador Energy beats Environmental Power on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Environmental Power

Environmental Power Corporation engages in the development, ownership, and operation of renewable energy production facilities in the United States. The company develops renewable energy facilities for the production and commercial application of methane-rich biogas produced from animal, food industry, and other organic wastes. The biogas could be sold to end-users or used to produce pipeline-grade methane, which is referred as renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, and renewable electrical energy or thermal energy, as well as to produce other useful by-products. Environmental Power Corporation operates three single digester facilities in Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.

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.