FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $10.95 -0.40 (-3.52%) (As of 12:03 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FCEL vs. PLPC, LYTS, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, GNRC, AYI, and ENPHShould you be buying FuelCell Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FuelCell Energy include Preformed Line Products (PLPC), LSI Industries (LYTS), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), and Enphase Energy (ENPH). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. FuelCell Energy vs. Preformed Line Products LSI Industries Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Generac Acuity Brands Enphase Energy FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ:PLPC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCEL or PLPC? FuelCell Energy received 264 more outperform votes than Preformed Line Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.56% of users gave Preformed Line Products an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave FuelCell Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFuelCell EnergyOutperform Votes49165.03% Underperform Votes26434.97% Preformed Line ProductsOutperform Votes22767.56% Underperform Votes10932.44% Does the media prefer FCEL or PLPC? In the previous week, FuelCell Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Preformed Line Products. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FuelCell Energy and 1 mentions for Preformed Line Products. Preformed Line Products' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat FuelCell Energy's score of 0.65 indicating that Preformed Line Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment FuelCell Energy Positive Preformed Line Products Very Positive Do analysts rate FCEL or PLPC? FuelCell Energy currently has a consensus price target of $18.75, indicating a potential upside of 68.01%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Preformed Line Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FuelCell Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Preformed Line Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCEL or PLPC? Preformed Line Products has higher revenue and earnings than FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Preformed Line Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFuelCell Energy$123.39M1.67-$107.57M-$7.81-1.43Preformed Line Products$669.68M1.00$63.33M$6.6620.48 Which has more volatility & risk, FCEL or PLPC? FuelCell Energy has a beta of 3.64, meaning that its share price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preformed Line Products has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCEL or PLPC? 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% of Preformed Line Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FCEL or PLPC more profitable? Preformed Line Products has a net margin of 5.76% compared to FuelCell Energy's net margin of -135.76%. Preformed Line Products' return on equity of 7.88% beat FuelCell Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FuelCell Energy-135.76% -17.02% -12.37% Preformed Line Products 5.76%7.88%5.60% SummaryPreformed Line Products beats FuelCell Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 EnergyElectrical industrial apparatus IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$206.57M$1.97B$8.20B$8.97BDividend YieldN/A0.55%11.26%4.04%P/E Ratio-1.436.6115.4213.39Price / Sales1.671,301.52122.4486.49Price / CashN/A14.4212.2335.09Price / Book0.222.643.814.96Net Income-$107.57M-$176.15M$942.40M$224.10M7 Day Performance4.30%2.80%0.44%2.01%1 Month Performance6.65%16.74%6.41%9.79%1 Year Performance-71.82%-20.84%6.98%29.97% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy4.0453 of 5 stars$10.95-3.5%$18.75+71.2%-71.3%$202.68M$123.39M-1.40510Analyst ForecastPLPCPreformed Line Products2.5302 of 5 stars$135.50-0.4%N/A+6.2%$663.95M$669.68M20.423,520Positive NewsLYTSLSI Industries4.4475 of 5 stars$20.22-1.1%$19.00-6.0%+53.1%$603.37M$469.64M25.871,970ETNEaton4.5553 of 5 stars$373.26-0.6%$357.83-4.1%+61.5%$147.51B$24.61B39.8294,000Positive NewsEMREmerson Electric4.7265 of 5 stars$133.34+0.6%$131.11-1.7%+48.4%$76.03B$17.49B38.7773,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsROPRoper Technologies3.0419 of 5 stars$564.57-0.3%$620.80+10.0%+5.2%$60.54B$6.18B41.4416,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.4714 of 5 stars$195.14+0.4%$199.29+2.1%+24.5%$45.14B$6.60B33.8621,500Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.8026 of 5 stars$296.20+0.4%$287.13-3.1%+5.6%$33.44B$8.26B35.6427,000GNRCGenerac4.079 of 5 stars$188.03-0.1%$174.58-7.2%+53.3%$11.19B$4.02B39.058,600Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAYIAcuity Brands4.2681 of 5 stars$323.06+0.7%$324.00+0.3%+76.1%$9.97B$3.84B23.9713,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.6519 of 5 stars$71.35-1.4%$101.13+41.7%-29.5%$9.64B$2.29B162.163,157Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLPC Competitors LYTS Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME Competitors ROK Competitors GNRC Competitors AYI Competitors ENPH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FCEL) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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