Head to Head Comparison: Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) versus P10 (OTCMKTS:PIOE)

P10 (OTCMKTS:PIOE) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for P10 and Hallador Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
P10	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hallador Energy	0	0	2	0	3.00

Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.58%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than P10.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares P10 and Hallador Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
P10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	$429.36 million	0.95	$44.79 million	($0.55)	-17.42

Hallador Energy has higher revenue and earnings than P10.

Profitability

This table compares P10 and Hallador Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
P10	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	-4.85%	-6.71%	-3.39%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of P10 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Hallador Energy shares are owned 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.

Summary

Hallador Energy beats P10 on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About P10

P10 Holdings, Inc. is an alternative asset management investment firm. The firm’s purpose is to create long-term value by providing risk-adjusted returns through private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds. It focusses on long-term value creation in opportunities where it sees significant potential for sustainable profit growth. The company was founded by Joseph F. Pinkerton in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

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.