NeoVolta (NEOV) Competitors

NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEOV or BLDP?

Ballard Power Systems received 478 more outperform votes than NeoVolta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave NeoVolta an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NeoVolta	Outperform Votes 3 60.00%	Underperform Votes 2 40.00%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.83%	Underperform Votes 323 40.17%

Does the media favor NEOV or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 4 more articles in the media than NeoVolta. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 0 mentions for NeoVolta. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat NeoVolta's score of 0.00 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NeoVolta	Neutral
Ballard Power Systems	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NEOV or BLDP?

5.1% of NeoVolta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of NeoVolta 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ballard Power Systems. NeoVolta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ballard Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NeoVolta	$2.52M	42.48	-$2.30M	-$0.10	-32.10
Ballard Power Systems	$102.37M	4.10	-$177.72M	-$1.10	-1.27

Which has more volatility and risk, NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta has a beta of -1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 244% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 133.64%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $2.77, indicating a potential upside of 97.80%. Given NeoVolta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NeoVolta is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeoVolta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ballard Power Systems	6 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69

Is NEOV or BLDP more profitable?

NeoVolta has a net margin of -128.91% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -19.96% beat NeoVolta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeoVolta	-128.91%	-76.86%	-72.38%
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%

Summary

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