FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $4.20 +0.22 (+5.53%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.18 -0.02 (-0.50%) As of 08/22/2025 07:58 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCEL vs. BLDP, PLUG, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, GNRC, AYI, and BDCShould you be buying FuelCell Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FuelCell Energy include Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Plug Power (PLUG), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), and Belden (BDC). FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors Ballard Power Systems Plug Power Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Generac Acuity Belden FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Do analysts rate FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy currently has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 134.72%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $1.51, suggesting a potential downside of 24.69%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FuelCell Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Ballard Power Systems 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.73 Does the media favor FCEL or BLDP? In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 10 more articles in the media than FuelCell Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.52 indicating that FuelCell Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FuelCell Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ballard Power Systems 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCEL or BLDP more profitable? FuelCell Energy has a net margin of -108.52% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -409.35%. FuelCell Energy's return on equity of -21.16% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FuelCell Energy-108.52% -21.16% -15.03% Ballard Power Systems -409.35%-21.52%-18.62% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FCEL or BLDP? 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.15, meaning that its share price is 315% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FuelCell Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFuelCell Energy$129.42M0.74-$126.01M-$7.52-0.56Ballard Power Systems$69.73M8.64-$324.24M-$0.99-2.03 SummaryFuelCell Energy beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FuelCell Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCEL 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 FCEL 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 FCEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFuelCell EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$90.71M$9.76B$7.75B$9.62BDividend YieldN/A4.47%10.97%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.5660.0273.0726.05Price / Sales0.7452.5424,808.24193.75Price / CashN/A20.9635.8758.48Price / Book0.123.764.036.61Net Income-$126.01M$277.28M$4.27B$265.65M7 Day Performance0.48%0.86%1.67%2.02%1 Month Performance-28.69%-1.42%0.80%-0.31%1 Year Performance-68.89%51.03%8.94%19.06% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy4.2888 of 5 stars$4.20+5.5%$9.86+134.7%-66.9%$90.71M$129.42M-0.56510Positive NewsBLDPBallard Power Systems1.092 of 5 stars$1.80-0.3%$2.14+19.2%+9.2%$538.26M$70.67M-1.761,370Analyst RevisionPLUGPlug Power3.7034 of 5 stars$1.60+5.6%$1.92+20.2%-20.8%$1.83B$628.81M-0.653,224ETNEaton4.4738 of 5 stars$360.19-0.7%$383.63+6.5%+16.7%$140.22B$25.99B36.2494,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEMREmerson Electric4.1086 of 5 stars$132.02-0.5%$142.39+7.9%+28.0%$74.30B$17.78B28.3973,000Positive NewsROPRoper Technologies4.5996 of 5 stars$527.48-1.3%$637.18+20.8%-1.7%$56.76B$7.47B36.7815,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMEAMETEK4.8076 of 5 stars$182.39+0.2%$208.00+14.0%+13.0%$42.12B$6.94B29.3721,500News CoveragePositive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.8358 of 5 stars$329.86-1.0%$339.47+2.9%+33.4%$37.09B$8.26B38.7227,000Positive NewsGNRCGenerac3.8149 of 5 stars$196.56+0.2%$170.06-13.5%+29.2%$11.53B$4.30B32.659,239Positive NewsAYIAcuity3.9698 of 5 stars$313.48+2.1%$340.60+8.7%+34.4%$9.61B$4.17B24.7013,200News CoveragePositive NewsBDCBelden4.6736 of 5 stars$118.20-0.6%$136.50+15.5%+26.2%$4.68B$2.62B21.417,500News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLDP Competitors PLUG Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME Competitors ROK Competitors GNRC Competitors AYI Competitors BDC 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:FCEL) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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