Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors $1.87 +0.01 (+0.54%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.86 -0.02 (-0.80%) As of 07/15/2025 07:51 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, ENR, FLNC, EOSE, MVST, and BYRNShould 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), Energizer (ENR), Fluence Energy (FLNC), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), Microvast (MVST), and Byrna Technologies (BYRN). Ballard Power Systems vs. Its Competitors Blink Charging FuelCell Energy Plug Power Sunrun ChargePoint Energizer Fluence Energy Eos Energy Enterprises Microvast Byrna Technologies Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$126.20M0.77-$198.13M-$1.99-0.48Ballard Power Systems$69.73M8.04-$324.24M-$1.02-1.83 Which has more risk & volatility, BLNK or BLDP? Blink Charging has a beta of 3.22, suggesting that its stock price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BLNK or BLDP? Blink Charging currently has a consensus target price of $2.47, suggesting a potential upside of 160.15%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $2.09, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Blink Charging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 6 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.72 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLNK or BLDP? 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BLNK or BLDP more profitable? Blink Charging has a net margin of -184.37% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -430.17%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -20.41% beat Blink Charging's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blink Charging-184.37% -39.14% -24.69% Ballard Power Systems -430.17%-20.41%-17.90% Does the media favor BLNK or BLDP? In the previous week, Blink Charging and Blink Charging both had 10 articles in the media. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Blink Charging's score of 0.56 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ballard Power Systems 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBlink Charging beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLDP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$557.72M$24.61B$15.81B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A3.76%5.62%4.03%P/E Ratio-1.8333.9619.9119.58Price / Sales8.044.15134.5193.84Price / CashN/A8.8119.0157.93Price / Book0.832.202.135.54Net Income-$324.24M$1.43B$747.76M$257.73M7 Day Performance-4.10%-0.90%8.57%-0.08%1 Month Performance4.47%0.91%19.35%8.09%1 Year Performance-26.95%17.29%134.83%13.02% Ballard Power Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLDPBallard Power Systems1.0661 of 5 stars$1.87+0.5%$2.09+11.7%-26.4%$557.72M$69.73M-1.831,370Gap DownBLNKBlink Charging2.7665 of 5 stars$0.90-6.6%$2.47+174.3%-72.6%$92.54M$126.20M-0.45200News CoverageFCELFuelCell Energy4.2495 of 5 stars$5.21-5.3%$9.86+89.2%-74.5%$118.74M$129.42M-0.69510Positive NewsPLUGPlug Power4.1486 of 5 stars$1.37-6.8%$1.83+33.5%-52.3%$1.57B$628.81M-0.553,224Analyst RevisionGap UpRUNSunrun4.6576 of 5 stars$11.11+5.8%$13.72+23.5%-31.7%$2.54B$2.04B-0.9211,058Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCHPTChargePoint1.8619 of 5 stars$0.70-2.7%$1.39+100.4%-71.4%$318.73M$407.68M-1.161,395ENREnergizer3.8483 of 5 stars$21.06-2.1%$31.63+50.2%-27.7%$1.52B$2.89B28.855,600Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFLNCFluence Energy1.7242 of 5 stars$7.98-5.1%$7.88-1.2%-50.1%$1.45B$2.70B-36.271,595News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpEOSEEos Energy Enterprises1.6524 of 5 stars$5.15+1.4%$6.50+26.2%+151.0%$1.17B$15.61M-1.17250Gap UpMVSTMicrovast0.7838 of 5 stars$3.43-4.7%$3.00-12.5%+625.7%$1.12B$379.80M-7.981,921Positive NewsBYRNByrna Technologies3.3999 of 5 stars$33.56+1.1%$36.00+7.3%+112.2%$761.14M$85.76M55.02150Earnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Blink Charging Competitors FuelCell Energy Competitors Plug Power Competitors Sunrun Competitors ChargePoint Competitors Energizer Competitors Fluence Energy Competitors Eos Energy Enterprises Competitors Microvast Competitors Byrna Technologies 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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