Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and Siemens Energy (OTCMKTS:SMNEY) Financial Contrast

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

Volatility and Risk

Siemens Energy has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Siemens Energy and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Siemens Energy	1	2	4	3	2.90
Hallador Energy	1	3	2	1	2.43

Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.47%. Given Hallador Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Siemens Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% 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 Siemens Energy 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
Siemens Energy	$37.38 billion	2.66	$1.29 billion	$1.18	105.49
Hallador Energy	$461.14 million	2.12	-$226.14 million	($4.48)	-5.07

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Siemens Energy	2.50%	9.57%	1.78%
Hallador Energy	-46.61%	11.58%	4.43%

Summary

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

About Siemens Energy

Siemens Energy AG operates as an energy technology company worldwide. It operates through Gas Services, Grid Technologies, Transformation of Industry, and Siemens Gamesa segments. The company provides gas and steam turbines, generators, and heat pumps, as well as performance enhancement, maintenance, customer training, and professional consulting services for central and distributed power generation; and high voltage direct current transmission systems, offshore windfarm grid connections, transformers, flexible alternating current transmission systems, high voltage substations, air and gas-insulated switchgears, digital grid solutions and components, and storage solutions. It also offers electrolyzers, industrial steam turbines, industrial generators, turbo and reciprocating compressors, compressor trains, and other systems and solutions; onshore and onshore wind turbines; design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation solutions for onshore markets; offshore wind turbine equipment design, manufacturing, and installation solutions; and operation and maintenance services for wind farms. The company serves utilities, independent power producers, project developers, oil and gas, transmission and distribution system operators, and industrial and infrastructure customers. Siemens Energy AG was founded in 1866 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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.