Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors $2.02 -0.04 (-1.94%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLDP vs. BLNK, FCEL, PLUG, RUN, CHPT, ENVX, ATKR, ENR, EOSE, and FLNCShould you be buying Ballard Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ballard Power Systems include Blink Charging (BLNK), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Plug Power (PLUG), Sunrun (RUN), ChargePoint (CHPT), Enovix (ENVX), Atkore (ATKR), Energizer (ENR), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), and Fluence Energy (FLNC). Ballard Power Systems vs. Its Competitors Blink Charging FuelCell Energy Plug Power Sunrun ChargePoint Enovix Atkore Energizer Eos Energy Enterprises Fluence Energy Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, BLNK or BLDP? Blink Charging has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLNK or BLDP? Blink Charging has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlink Charging$126.20M0.86-$198.13M-$2.10-0.50Ballard Power Systems$72.51M8.35-$324.24M-$0.99-2.04 Does the media favor BLNK or BLDP? In the previous week, Blink Charging had 16 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Blink Charging and 11 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Blink Charging's score of 0.33 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blink Charging 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ballard Power Systems 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend BLNK or BLDP? Blink Charging presently has a consensus target price of $2.13, suggesting a potential upside of 105.13%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $1.51, suggesting a potential downside of 25.07%. Given Blink Charging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blink Charging 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Ballard Power Systems 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.73 Is BLNK or BLDP more profitable? Blink Charging has a net margin of -203.81% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -409.35%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -21.52% beat Blink Charging's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blink Charging-203.81% -63.06% -34.53% Ballard Power Systems -409.35%-21.52%-18.62% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BLNK or BLDP? 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBlink Charging beats Ballard Power Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ballard Power Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLDP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLDP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBallard Power SystemsUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$605.73M$25.28B$16.36B$9.78BDividend YieldN/A3.74%5.48%4.04%P/E Ratio-2.0419.2815.4026.39Price / Sales8.354.11329.6286.63Price / CashN/A8.8919.1359.11Price / Book0.952.392.176.62Net Income-$324.24M$1.43B$751.26M$265.42M7 Day Performance6.32%-0.26%0.04%3.58%1 Month Performance-5.16%-1.12%-0.02%0.46%1 Year Performance8.02%13.59%294.92%19.41% Ballard Power Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLDPBallard Power Systems1.0561 of 5 stars$2.02-1.9%$1.51-25.1%+8.4%$605.73M$72.51M-2.041,370BLNKBlink Charging1.4663 of 5 stars$1.03+9.6%$2.13+107.1%-51.4%$96.56M$126.20M-0.52200Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFCELFuelCell Energy4.2711 of 5 stars$4.23+1.2%$9.86+133.1%-67.0%$95.27M$112.13M-0.56510News CoveragePositive NewsPLUGPlug Power3.6152 of 5 stars$1.66-2.4%$1.88+13.3%-23.3%$1.96B$672.84M-0.723,224RUNSunrun4.0337 of 5 stars$15.50+11.4%$14.63-5.6%-21.5%$3.21B$2.13B-1.3411,058Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCHPTChargePoint1.9932 of 5 stars$12.43+4.3%$27.88+124.3%-68.6%$273.09M$417.08M-1.041,395Upcoming EarningsENVXEnovix2.8285 of 5 stars$10.17-0.4%$18.90+85.8%+0.6%$2.01B$23.07M-12.11340ATKRAtkore3.3951 of 5 stars$58.00+0.2%$79.57+37.2%-41.2%$1.95B$3.20B18.595,600Positive NewsENREnergizer3.9721 of 5 stars$27.47-1.6%$31.43+14.4%-8.3%$1.90B$2.93B7.925,600Positive NewsEOSEEos Energy Enterprises0.6068 of 5 stars$6.33+8.0%$6.38+0.7%+195.7%$1.52B$15.61M-1.21250Positive NewsOptions VolumeFLNCFluence Energy2.7988 of 5 stars$8.06+1.4%$7.98-1.1%-60.6%$1.44B$2.70B-38.381,595Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Blink Charging Competitors FuelCell Energy Competitors Plug Power Competitors Sunrun Competitors ChargePoint Competitors Enovix Competitors Atkore Competitors Energizer Competitors Eos Energy Enterprises Competitors Fluence Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLDP) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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