HNRG vs SSL vs ETR Stock Comparison

Hallador Energy, Sasol and Entergy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.88 -19.3% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$560.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$108.44 +10.0% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
2.36%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 5, Sasol 3, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNRGSSLETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $560.07M $11.21B $50.60B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -614.0x 15.0x 27.7x SSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 23.6x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% — +9.5% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% — 13.3% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 5.4x HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.36% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.5% +167.4% +11.4% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +0.2%/yr +16.1%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.4% 54.0% 20.5% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 38/100 ETR

Percentile Scorecard

HNRGSSLETR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHNRGSSLETR
Valuation 39 #15 of 24 95 #6 of 99 14 #58 of 67
Growth 18 #19 of 23 – 39 #40 of 65
Profitability 46 #13 of 23 – 60 #26 of 63
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 50 #52 of 102 44 #36 of 63
Shareholder Returns 21 #16 of 20 – 32 #46 of 67
Overall 36 – 38
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHNRGSSLETRSPY
1 month -19.3%+22.2%+10.0% -0.2%
3 months -18.7%+56.2%-3.6% +3.9%
6 months -23.2%+30.8%-4.2% +8.2%
Year to date -37.6%+163.3%+17.3% +12.9%
1 year -42.5%+167.4%+11.4% +12.3%
3 years -17.8%+30.7%+137.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+9.4%+33.4% +23.3%
5 years +260.0%+1.1%+111.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.2%+0.2%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +31.0%-37.8%+201.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.7%-4.6%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHNRGSSLETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.4%54.0%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.1%55.5%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.74-0.770.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.663.100.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-89.4%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.1%-4.9%-8.0% -1.2%
52-week high $23.81$18.02$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $10.99$6.00$91.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHNRGSSLETR
P/E now vs peer median -614.0xmedian 25.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x 27.7xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 3.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 99.5xmedian 11.5x —median 5.9x 14.3xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 13.6x 3.5xmedian 11.1x -17.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 23.43median 0.60 —median 2.27 4.53median 2.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHNRGSSLETR
Revenue $452.10M – $13.48B
Operating income $16.94M – $3.09B
Net income -$912.00K – $1.82B
Free cash flow -$50.46M – -$2.97B
R&D $468.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 – $3.85
Cash & equivalents $28.98M $2.64B $3.85B
Total debt $158.45M $6.66B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 47.13M 642.00M 466.31M
Enterprise value $471.58M $574.22M $39.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHNRGSSLETR
P/E -614.0x 15.0x 27.7x
P/FCF -11.1x 3.5x -17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x – 8.3x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 3.8x
P/B 2.9x 1.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 99.5x – 14.3x
EV/EBIT 33.9x – 26.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 6.0x
EV/FCF -11.4x – -27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x – 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.43 – 4.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNRGSSLETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% – 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.3% – 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% – -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.0% – 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% – 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 99.6% – -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.1% – 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.2% – 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -295.8% – -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.2% – -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNRGSSLETR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 1.3% – 42.2%
Operating margin 3.7% – 22.9%
Pretax margin -0.2% – 17.0%
Net margin -0.2% – 13.3%
FCF margin -11.2% – -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% – 45.1%
Return on equity 0.5% – 10.2%
Return on assets 0.2% – 2.3%
Return on invested capital – – 4.7%
Return on capital employed 6.8% – 4.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -30.7x – 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNRGSSLETR
Debt / assets 9.2% 30.1% 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 5.4x
Debt / FCF -0.9x – -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 53.3% 76.8%
Equity / assets 40.7% 46.7% 23.2%
Interest coverage 1.0x – 2.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.94 – 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNRGSSLETR
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield -9.6% – -2.7%
Shareholder yield -9.6% 0.0% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHNRGSSLETR
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -136.5%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 +17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $474.13MFY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $13.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% +7.4% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNRGSSLETR
Held by institutions 76.3% 4.7% 97.8%
Institutions holding 171 174 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -7.6% +6.1%
Institutions buying 86 111 694
Institutions selling 52 45 411
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.47 1.69

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HNRGSSLETR
HNRG 1.00 -0.03 0.07
SSL -0.03 1.00 0.04
ETR 0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNRG, SSL and ETR?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hallador Energy (HNRG) $560.07M, Sasol (SSL) $11.21B, Entergy (ETR) $50.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, HNRG, SSL and ETR?

Sasol (SSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hallador Energy (HNRG) -614.0x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Entergy (ETR) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, Entergy (ETR) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.5%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Entergy (ETR) +11.4%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.2%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%, Sasol (SSL) 0.00%, Entergy (ETR) 2.36%. Hallador Energy (HNRG) and Sasol (SSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNRG, SSL and ETR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entergy (ETR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.