NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG – Get Free Report) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares NRG Energy and Hallador Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NRG Energy | $30.71 billion | 0.66 | $864.00 million | $3.78 | 25.42 |
| Hallador Energy | $469.47 million | 1.07 | $41.87 million | $0.02 | 532.00 |
NRG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy. NRG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hallador Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
NRG Energy has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for NRG Energy and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NRG Energy | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2.88 |
| Hallador Energy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.67 |
NRG Energy currently has a consensus price target of $173.56, suggesting a potential upside of 80.60%. Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $24.88, suggesting a potential upside of 133.79%. Given Hallador Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than NRG Energy.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NRG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares NRG Energy and Hallador Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NRG Energy | 2.56% | 52.95% | 4.29% |
| Hallador Energy | -0.20% | -0.52% | -0.21% |
Summary
NRG Energy beats Hallador Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NRG Energy
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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.
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