Bloom Energy (BE) Competitors

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BE or RRX?

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Regal Rexnord 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 volatility and risk, BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BE or RRX?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bloom Energy and 5 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Regal Rexnord's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Bloom Energy's score of 1.03 indicating that Regal Rexnord is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloom Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regal Rexnord	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy currently has a consensus target price of $22.45, indicating a potential downside of 6.93%. Regal Rexnord has a consensus target price of $205.13, indicating a potential upside of 31.52%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regal Rexnord is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BE or RRX?

Regal Rexnord has higher revenue and earnings than Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regal Rexnord, 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
Bloom Energy	$1.26B	4.38	-$302.12M	-$0.56	-43.07
Regal Rexnord	$6.18B	1.67	-$57.40M	$3.17	49.20

Is BE or RRX more profitable?

Regal Rexnord has a net margin of 3.41% compared to Bloom Energy's net margin of -10.29%. Regal Rexnord's return on equity of 9.48% beat Bloom Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	-10.29%	-20.32%	-3.94%
Regal Rexnord	3.41%	9.48%	4.05%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy received 220 more outperform votes than Regal Rexnord when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave Bloom Energy an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave Regal Rexnord an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bloom Energy	Outperform Votes 267 60.27%	Underperform Votes 176 39.73%
Regal Rexnord	Outperform Votes 47 60.26%	Underperform Votes 31 39.74%

Summary

Regal Rexnord beats Bloom Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.