Energy Vault (NRGV) Competitors

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Is NRGV or BLDP more profitable?

Energy Vault has a net margin of -73.37% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -19.96% beat Energy Vault's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-73.37%	-47.41%	-33.86%
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%

Do analysts rate NRGV or BLDP?

Energy Vault presently has a consensus price target of $1.81, suggesting a potential upside of 168.68%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $2.11, suggesting a potential upside of 76.19%. Given Energy Vault's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ballard Power Systems	5 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the media prefer NRGV or BLDP?

In the previous week, Energy Vault had 1 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Vault and 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Energy Vault's score of 0.51 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Vault	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ballard Power Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, NRGV or BLDP?

Energy Vault has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NRGV or BLDP?

Ballard Power Systems received 463 more outperform votes than Energy Vault when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.16% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote while only 47.37% of users gave Energy Vault an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Vault	Outperform Votes 18 47.37%	Underperform Votes 20 52.63%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.16%	Underperform Votes 332 40.84%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NRGV or BLDP?

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NRGV or BLDP?

Energy Vault has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Vault, 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
Energy Vault	$46.20M	2.25	-$98.44M	-$0.93	-0.73
Ballard Power Systems	$69.73M	5.15	-$177.72M	-$1.09	-1.10

Summary

Energy Vault beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.