Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

Acadian Timber (TSE:ADN) and Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber presently has a consensus price target of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.17%. Given Acadian Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Acadian Timber is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Timber, 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
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.63	C$28.05M	C$1.60	11.28
Ballard Power Systems	C$64.39M	8.39	-C$231.90M	-C$1.56	-1.64

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

10.1% of Acadian Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ADN or BLDP more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 23.17% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 8.55% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%
Ballard Power Systems	-360.17%	-36.72%	-9.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADN or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Acadian Timber. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for Acadian Timber. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Timber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Acadian Timber beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.