Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

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

Is ADN or BLDP more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 26.53% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -178.83%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 10.06% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Timber	26.53%	10.06%	2.84%
Ballard Power Systems	-178.83%	-15.46%	-9.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$120.41M	2.62	C$31.94M	C$1.86	9.68
Ballard Power Systems	C$104.27M	7.18	-C$156.14M	-C$0.71	-3.52

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber received 211 more outperform votes than Ballard Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.49% of users gave Acadian Timber an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acadian Timber	Outperform Votes 214 61.49%	Underperform Votes 134 38.51%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, 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, Acadian Timber and Acadian Timber both had 2 articles in the media. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.01 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus price target of C$20.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Acadian Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Acadian Timber beats Ballard Power Systems on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.