Reviewing Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) & Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF)

Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Itm Power has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Itm Power and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Itm Power	0	1	0	1	3.00
Hallador Energy	1	2	2	2	2.71

Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Hallador Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Itm Power.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Itm Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	-46.61%	11.58%	4.43%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Itm Power	$33.35 million	17.22	-$58.30 million	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	$461.14 million	1.89	-$226.14 million	($4.48)	-4.43

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Hallador Energy beats Itm Power on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Itm Power

ITM Power Plc designs and manufactures proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, rest of Europe, and the United States. Its product portfolio includes TRIDENT, an PEM electrolysers stack technology; NEPTUNE, a 2MW plug and play electrolyser for small to mid-size projects; and POSEIDON, a cutting-edge 20 MW module for large-scale projects. ITM Power Plc was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

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.