The stock of Hallador Energy Co (NASDAQ: HNRG) has decreased by -2.94 when compared to last closing price of 19.40. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.32% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-15 that TERRE HAUTE, Ind., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hallador Energy Company (Nasdaq: HNRG) (“Hallador” or the “Company”), today announced its participation in three upcoming investor conferences scheduled for May and June 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Hallador Energy Co (NASDAQ: HNRG) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.55. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HNRG is 28.04M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.57% of that float. On May 23, 2025, the average trading volume of HNRG was 818.77K shares.
HNRG’s Market Performance
The stock of Hallador Energy Co (HNRG) has seen a -0.32% decrease in the past week, with a 30.13% rise in the past month, and a 71.34% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.72% for HNRG. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 14.51% for HNRG stock, with a simple moving average of 71.77% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HNRG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HNRG stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for HNRG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HNRG in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $23 based on the research report published on May 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Alliance Global Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HNRG reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for HNRG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to HNRG, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on May 30th of the previous year.
HNRG Trading at 33.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HNRG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.60%, as shares surge +26.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +91.36% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HNRG fell by -0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +182.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.44. In addition, Hallador Energy Co saw 64.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HNRG starting from HARDIE DAVID C, who sale 97,837 shares at the price of $19.05 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, HARDIE DAVID C now owns 139,089 shares of Hallador Energy Co, valued at $1,863,619 using the latest closing price.
DAVID HARDIE, the DIRECTOR of Hallador Energy Co, proposed sale 169,469 shares at $18.00 during a trade that took place back on May 16 ’25, which means that DAVID HARDIE is holding shares at $3,050,442 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HNRG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.51 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hallador Energy Co stands at -0.53. The total capital return value is set at -1.09. Equity return is now at value -107.44, with -45.08 for asset returns.
Based on Hallador Energy Co (HNRG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.92. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -33.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -157.81 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 32.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.60.
Conclusion
To sum up, Hallador Energy Co (HNRG) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
