Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Hold”

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Saturday.

HNRG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hallador Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Hallador Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, B. Riley Financial raised shares of Hallador Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $23.00 to $27.00 in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.00.

Hallador Energy Price Performance

Shares of HNRG stock opened at $17.10 on Friday. Hallador Energy has a fifty-two week low of $9.25 and a fifty-two week high of $24.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $749.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.81 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.66. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.43.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The energy company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $101.94 million during 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, equities analysts forecast that Hallador Energy will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Charles Ray Iv Wesley bought 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $17.83 per share, for a total transaction of $356,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 267,914 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,776,906.62. This represents a 8.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 23.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hallador Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Hallador Energy in the fourth quarter worth $217,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hallador Energy by 16.0% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 609,318 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,601,000 after purchasing an additional 84,238 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC purchased a new position in shares of Hallador Energy during the fourth quarter worth $322,000. Finally, Apis Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hallador Energy by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Apis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 914,000 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $17,403,000 after purchasing an additional 60,000 shares during the period. 61.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hallador Energy News Summary

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)

About Hallador Energy

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.