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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ADN or BLDP?

In the previous week, Acadian Timber had 1 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Acadian Timber and 0 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of -0.59 indicating that Acadian Timber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	Positive
Ballard Power Systems	Negative

Which has more risk and volatility, ADN or BLDP?

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

Do analysts rate ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus target price of C$20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.20%. 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

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%

Which has preferable earnings & 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	2.57	C$31.94M	C$1.86	9.49
Ballard Power Systems	C$104.27M	5.25	-C$156.14M	-C$0.71	-2.58

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Acadian Timber beats Ballard Power Systems on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.