Q3 EPS Estimate for Hallador Energy Increased by Analyst

Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ:HNRG) – Analysts at Northland Securities upped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hallador Energy in a research note issued to investors on Friday, March 13th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Hallador Energy’s current full-year earnings is ($0.31) per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Hallador Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The energy company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01). Hallador Energy had a net margin of 8.92% and a return on equity of 30.82%. The business had revenue of $101.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $105.48 million.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. B. Riley Financial raised Hallador Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $23.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Hallador Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hallador Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Hallador Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hallador Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.00.

Hallador Energy Stock Performance

Shares of HNRG opened at $16.75 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $19.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.45. Hallador Energy has a 52 week low of $9.25 and a 52 week high of $24.70. The stock has a market cap of $787.59 million, a P/E ratio of 17.45 and a beta of 0.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hallador Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in Hallador Energy by 18,664.7% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,380 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 6,346 shares in the last quarter. Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in Hallador Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $217,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $11,601,000 after buying an additional 84,238 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new stake in shares of Hallador Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $322,000. Finally, Apis Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hallador Energy by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Apis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 914,000 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $17,403,000 after buying an additional 60,000 shares in the last quarter. 61.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.