Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) Rating Lowered to Hold at Wall Street Zen

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

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Hallador Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hallador Energy in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, B. Riley Financial raised Hallador Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $23.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

Hallador Energy Stock Performance

Shares of HNRG stock opened at $17.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $749.49 million, a PE ratio of 17.81 and a beta of 0.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $19.14 and a 200-day moving average of $19.41. Hallador Energy has a one year low of $9.25 and a one year high of $24.70.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The energy company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.01). The business had revenue of $101.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $105.48 million. Hallador Energy had a net margin of 8.92% and a return on equity of 32.74%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hallador Energy will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Charles Ray Iv Wesley bought 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 acquisition, the director owned 267,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,776,906.62. This represents a 8.07% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 23.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hallador Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Hallador Energy by 18,664.7% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,380 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 6,346 shares in the last quarter. Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Hallador Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $217,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hallador Energy by 16.0% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 609,318 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,601,000 after purchasing an additional 84,238 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new position in shares of Hallador Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $322,000. Finally, Apis Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hallador Energy by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Apis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 914,000 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $17,403,000 after buying an additional 60,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.38% of the company’s stock.

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.