CHPT vs. BLDP, BLNK, LCID, PLUG, RIVN, TSLA, GM, ADSE, SERV, and SHYF
Should you be buying ChargePoint stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ChargePoint include Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Blink Charging (BLNK), Lucid Group (LCID), Plug Power (PLUG), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), ADS-TEC Energy (ADSE), Serve Robotics (SERV), and The Shyft Group (SHYF).
ChargePoint vs. Its Competitors
ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
ChargePoint has a net margin of -65.79% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -430.17%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -20.41% beat ChargePoint's return on equity.
ChargePoint has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChargePoint, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ChargePoint has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 5 more articles in the media than ChargePoint. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 5 mentions for ChargePoint. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat ChargePoint's score of 0.33 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ChargePoint currently has a consensus price target of $1.39, suggesting a potential upside of 123.72%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $2.09, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given ChargePoint's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ChargePoint is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.
37.8% of ChargePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of ChargePoint shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned 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.
Summary
ChargePoint beats Ballard Power Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CHPT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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