Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC – Get Free Report) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Renewable and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Brookfield Renewable | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Hallador Energy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Brookfield Renewable currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.15%. Hallador Energy has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.37%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Hallador Energy.
Dividends
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Hallador Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Brookfield Renewable | $4.11 billion | 1.34 | -$181.00 million | ($0.46) | -66.50 |
Hallador Energy | $485.54 million | 0.76 | $44.79 million | $0.59 | 16.83 |
Hallador Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hallador Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Hallador Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Brookfield Renewable | 2.37% | 0.79% | 0.29% |
Hallador Energy | -1.25% | -1.48% | -0.72% |
Risk and Volatility
Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Brookfield Renewable beats Hallador Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brookfield Renewable
Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.
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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