SES AI (SES) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and SES AI (NYSE:SES) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer BLDP or SES?

In the previous week, SES AI had 3 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SES AI and 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat SES AI's score of 0.02 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SES AI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BLDP or SES?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BLDP or SES?

Ballard Power Systems presently has a consensus price target of $2.78, indicating a potential upside of 110.96%. SES AI has a consensus price target of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 312.68%. Given SES AI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73
SES AI	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLDP or SES?

Ballard Power Systems received 481 more outperform votes than SES AI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.98% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave SES AI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.98%	Underperform Votes 321 40.02%
SES AI	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 9 100.00%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLDP or SES?

SES AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ballard Power Systems. SES AI 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
Ballard Power Systems	$102.37M	3.86	-$177.72M	-$1.10	-1.20
SES AI	N/A	N/A	-$53.40M	-$0.23	-1.32

Is BLDP or SES more profitable?

SES AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -19.96% beat SES AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%
SES AI	N/A	-22.91%	-20.42%

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

28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of SES AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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