Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate BLDP or EOSE?

Ballard Power Systems currently has a consensus target price of $2.77, suggesting a potential upside of 96.40%. Eos Energy Enterprises has a consensus target price of $3.90, suggesting a potential downside of 37.00%. Given Ballard Power Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ballard Power Systems is more favorable than Eos Energy Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	6 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69
Eos Energy Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BLDP or EOSE more profitable?

Ballard Power Systems has a net margin of -357.78% compared to Eos Energy Enterprises' net margin of -3,067.26%. Eos Energy Enterprises' return on equity of 0.00% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%
Eos Energy Enterprises	-3,067.26%	N/A	-89.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLDP or EOSE?

Ballard Power Systems received 456 more outperform votes than Eos Energy Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.83% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote while only 51.02% of users gave Eos Energy Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.83%	Underperform Votes 323 40.17%
Eos Energy Enterprises	Outperform Votes 25 51.02%	Underperform Votes 24 48.98%

Does the media prefer BLDP or EOSE?

In the previous week, Eos Energy Enterprises had 7 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Eos Energy Enterprises and 2 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Eos Energy Enterprises' score of 0.87 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eos Energy Enterprises	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLDP or EOSE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ballard Power Systems	$91.96M	4.59	-$177.72M	-$1.10	-1.28
Eos Energy Enterprises	$16.38M	82.35	-$229.51M	-$2.41	-2.57

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLDP or EOSE?

28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BLDP or EOSE?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ballard Power Systems beats Eos Energy Enterprises on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.