Head-To-Head Analysis: Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) versus Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (OTCMKTS:ELPVY)

Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL (OTCMKTS:ELPVY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Hallador Energy has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Hallador Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hallador Energy pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hallador Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	0	0	0	0	N/A

Hallador Energy presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.91%. Given Hallador Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hallador Energy	$485.54 million	0.75	$44.79 million	$0.59	16.75
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	$3.95 billion	0.90	$504.25 million	N/A	N/A

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL has higher revenue and earnings than Hallador Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Hallador Energy and Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hallador Energy	-1.25%	-1.48%	-0.72%
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL	18.43%	16.92%	7.73%

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.

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers primarily in the State of Paraná, Brazil. As of December 31, 2019, the company operated 19 hydroelectric plants, 25 wind plants, and one thermoelectric plant with a total installed capacity of 5,742.0 megawatts; and owned and operated 3,389 kilometers of transmission lines and 199,952.6 kilometers of distribution lines. It holds concessions to distribute electricity in 399 municipalities in the State of Paraná and in the municipality of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. The company also provides telecommunication services to corporate clients, including supermarkets, universities, banks, internet service providers, and television networks, as well as to retail clients; and broadband internet access to public elementary and middle schools. In addition, it supplies piped gas to 47,238 customers, including thermoelectric plants, cogeneration plants, gas stations, other businesses, and residences through a gas distribution network covering 833 kilometers in the State of Paraná. Companhia Paranaense de Energia Â- COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.