Hallador Energy Company (HNRG)Utilities | Utilities - Independent Power Producers | Terre Haute, United States | NasdaqCM
16.24 USD
-0.39
(-2.345%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.24 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:16 a.m. EDT
The investment thesis here is a classic case of 'sell the news' followed by a speculative rebound. Fundamentally, the business is in distress: revenue is shrinking (-1.3%), operating margins are deeply negative (-12.5%), and the company is burning cash. The balance sheet is fragile with debt significantly exceeding cash reserves, and the return on equity is negative. Despite these deteriorating fundamentals, the stock has rallied 166% over the last nine years, driven by a massive capacity deal that analysts are now praising. However, the valuation is absurd; a trailing P/E of nearly 770x suggests the market is pricing in perfect execution of a turnaround that hasn't happened yet. The options market confirms this speculative mood, with traders betting heavily on a continued surge rather than downside protection. For a long-term investor, the lack of dividends, negative earnings, and precarious debt load make this a poor buy. The recent price action shows some stabilization after the earnings miss, but without a proven path to profitability, the risk of another sharp decline remains high. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.108698 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.114039 |
| AutoETS | 0.114042 |
| AutoTheta | 0.178089 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 6.35 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.877 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-01-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-01-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 25.066 |
| Revenue per Share | 10.121 |
| Market Cap | 765,608,064 |
| Trailing P/E | 812.00 |
| Forward P/E | 20.73 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| Profit Margins | -0.20% |
| Website | https://www.halladorenergy.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for upside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 17, 18, 20, 27) compared to negligible put volume. This creates a highly skewed gamma profile where a rally could accelerate quickly, while downside protection is thin.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-30 | 0.04 | 2.173913 |
| 2019-10-30 | 0.04 | 1.152738 |
| 2019-07-30 | 0.04 | 0.718133 |
| 2019-04-29 | 0.04 | 0.784314 |
| 2019-01-30 | 0.04 | 0.705467 |
| 2018-10-30 | 0.04 | 0.619195 |
| 2018-07-30 | 0.04 | 0.588235 |
| 2018-04-27 | 0.04 | 0.627943 |
| 2018-01-30 | 0.04 | 0.561010 |
| 2017-10-30 | 0.04 | 0.766284 |
| 2017-07-27 | 0.04 | 0.547945 |
| 2017-04-26 | 0.04 | 0.558659 |
| 2017-01-27 | 0.04 | 0.412371 |
| 2016-10-27 | 0.04 | 0.441014 |
| 2016-07-27 | 0.04 | 0.779727 |
| 2016-04-27 | 0.04 | 0.798403 |
| 2016-01-27 | 0.04 | 0.890869 |
| 2015-10-28 | 0.04 | 0.642055 |
| 2015-07-29 | 0.04 | 0.547945 |
| 2015-04-28 | 0.04 | 0.342173 |
| 2015-01-28 | 0.04 | 0.351494 |
| 2014-10-29 | 0.04 | 0.363306 |
| 2014-07-29 | 0.04 | 0.305344 |
| 2014-04-28 | 0.04 | 0.439560 |
| 2014-01-29 | 0.04 | 0.515464 |
| 2013-10-29 | 0.04 | 0.531208 |
| 2013-07-29 | 0.04 | 0.491400 |
| 2013-04-26 | 0.04 | 0.568990 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.16 | 1.992528 |
| 2012-08-08 | 0.50 | 6.631300 |
| 2012-03-12 | 0.14 | 1.607348 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.12 | 1.186944 |
| 2010-07-07 | 0.10 | 1.358696 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.024624646 |
| Address1 | 1,183 East Canvasback Drive |
| All Time High | 24.7 |
| All Time Low | 0.6 |
| Ask | 20.73 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 622,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 792,803 |
| Average Volume | 792,803 |
| Average Volume10Days | 622,170 |
| Beta | 0.295 |
| Bid | 11.93 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 4.037 |
| City | Terre Haute |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.24 |
| Current Ratio | 0.719 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.76 |
| Day Low | 16.13 |
| Debt To Equity | 25.066 |
| Dividend Date | 1,581,638,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Ebitda | 57,405,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12619 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.663 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.724 |
| Enterprise Value | 784,338,112 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.275 |
| Eps Forward | 0.78333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,580,342,400 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 16.131 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.10899925 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.006757129 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.4624646 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 24.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.460001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34251016 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.5900002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18974361 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.65 - 24.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 765,639,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.06 |
| Float Shares | 36,234,856 |
| Forward Eps | 0.78333 |
| Forward P E | 20.732002 |
| Free Cashflow | -5,112,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 633 |
| Fullday Change | -0.3899994 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.3451557 |
| Fullday Price | 16.24 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18505 |
| Gross Profits | 84,183,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.11955 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.77374 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,143,357 |
| Industry | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| Industry Key | utilities-independent-power-producers |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,580,342,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.04 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 833,846,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Hallador Energy Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent power producer and fuel company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Electric Operations and Coal Operations. The company owns and operates the Meron power plant, a 1,080 megawatts coal-fired power generating station that consists of two steam turbine generators and sells accredited capacity to utilities and other energy market participants. It also sells wholesale energy to utilities, generation and transmission cooperatives, and other energy market participants. In addition, the company operates the Oaktown mining complex, a coal mining and processing operation located in Knox and Sullivan counties, Indiana, and Crawford and Lawrence counties, Illinois. Hallador Energy Company was founded in 1949 and is based in Terre Haute, Indiana. |
| Long Name | Hallador Energy Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 765,608,064 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_29256 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -912,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 784,465,460 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 16.59 |
| Operating Cashflow | 27,957,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.124560006 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.26 |
| Phone | 812 299 2800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 16.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 16.63 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -59.054543 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.022789 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6829879 |
| Profit Margins | -0.002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.208 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.3899994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.3451557 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.76 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 16.13 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 16.13 - 16.76 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.63 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.24 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 613,501 |
| Return On Assets | 0.020610001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0058399998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.013 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10.121 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,143,357 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0715 |
| Shares Short | 3,370,650 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,279,787 |
| Short Name | Hallador Energy Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0866 |
| Short Ratio | 4.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | HNRG |
| Target High Price | 29.0 |
| Target Low Price | 28.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 28.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 28.0 |
| Total Cash | 28,979,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.615 |
| Total Debt | 47,709,000 |
| Total Revenue | 454,910,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.02 |
| Trailing P E | 812.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 17.8739 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.6338997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.091412604 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 613,501 |
| Website | https://www.halladorenergy.com |
| Zip | 47,802 |