Reviewing Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) and Electric Power Development (OTCMKTS:EPWDF)

Electric Power Development (OTCMKTS:EPWDF) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.5% of Electric Power Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Hallador Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Electric Power Development 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
Electric Power Development	N/A	N/A	N/A	$225.48	0.07
Hallador Energy	$469.47 million	1.43	$41.87 million	$0.53	26.83

Hallador Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Electric Power Development. Electric Power Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hallador Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Electric Power Development and Hallador Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electric Power Development	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hallador Energy	0	3	3	1	2.71

Hallador Energy has a consensus price target of $26.62, suggesting a potential upside of 87.24%. Given Hallador Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hallador Energy is more favorable than Electric Power Development.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electric Power Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hallador Energy	4.98%	14.25%	5.39%

Summary

Hallador Energy beats Electric Power Development on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electric Power Development

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. operates as electric utility company in Japan. The company engages in the development and operation of 60 hydroelectric power plants with total owned capacity of 8,577 MW; wind power with total owned capacity of 477 MW; geothermal power with total owned capacity of 38 MW; thermal power with total owned capacity of 8,810 MW; solar; biomass; and nuclear business. It offers welfare facility management; building maintenance services; administrative and labor services; computer software development, etc. In addition, the company engages in the construction, engineering, design, consulting, and maintenance inspections of hydropower stations; transmission lines and substations; real estate indemnity; land survey; civil engineering work; general architecture; project management, etc. Further, it offers unloading and transportation of coal for thermal power stations; sales of fly ash; marine transportation of coal for power generation; research and planning for environmental conservation; construction and maintenance of electronic and telecommunication facilities, etc. Additionally, it offers construction consulting services; design and supervision of power generation facilities and general architecture; geological and other surveys; development of facilities for removal of air and water pollutants; production and sales of fertilizers originated coal ash, etc. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.