Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BLDP or NPWR?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLDP or NPWR?

28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of NET Power shares are held 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BLDP or NPWR?

NET Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ballard Power Systems	$91.96M	4.56	-$177.72M	-$1.10	-1.27
NET Power	$170K	9,659.69	-$77.23M	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor BLDP or NPWR?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 2 more articles in the media than NET Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for NET Power. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat NET Power's score of 0.00 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NET Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLDP or NPWR?

Ballard Power Systems received 478 more outperform votes than NET Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.83% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave NET Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.83%	Underperform Votes 323 40.17%
NET Power	Outperform Votes 3 42.86%	Underperform Votes 4 57.14%

Is BLDP or NPWR more profitable?

NET Power has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. NET Power's return on equity of 6.23% 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%
NET Power	N/A	6.23%	1.91%

Do analysts prefer BLDP or NPWR?

Ballard Power Systems currently has a consensus target price of $2.77, indicating a potential upside of 97.80%. NET Power has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.62%. Given Ballard Power Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ballard Power Systems is more favorable than NET Power.

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
NET Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

NET Power beats Ballard Power Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.