Bloom Energy (BE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy received 216 more outperform votes than Regal Rexnord when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Regal Rexnord an outperform vote while only 59.73% of users gave Bloom Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bloom Energy	Outperform Votes 270 59.73%	Underperform Votes 182 40.27%
Regal Rexnord	Outperform Votes 54 63.53%	Underperform Votes 31 36.47%

Does the media refer more to BE or RRX?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Bloom Energy and 12 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Bloom Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Regal Rexnord's score of 0.46 indicating that Bloom Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloom Energy	22 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regal Rexnord	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger 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	$1.47B	3.61	-$302.12M	-$0.20	-115.40
Regal Rexnord	$6.03B	1.37	$196.20M	$2.95	42.30

Do analysts recommend BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy presently has a consensus price target of $25.06, suggesting a potential upside of 8.56%. Regal Rexnord has a consensus price target of $195.75, suggesting a potential upside of 56.86%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 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

Is BE or RRX more profitable?

Regal Rexnord has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Bloom Energy's net margin of -10.29%. Regal Rexnord's return on equity of 9.57% 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	3.25%	9.57%	4.17%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BE or RRX?

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Bloom Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Regal Rexnord shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.3, indicating that its stock price is 230% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Regal Rexnord beats Bloom Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.