Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) and Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor SPB or BLDP?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 1 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Superior Plus and 1 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of -0.05 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Superior Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ballard Power Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

32.8% of Superior Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SPB or BLDP?

Superior Plus has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPB or BLDP?

Superior Plus presently has a consensus price target of C$9.91, suggesting a potential upside of 62.44%. Given Superior Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
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 prefer SPB or BLDP?

Superior Plus received 434 more outperform votes than Ballard Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.43% of users gave Superior Plus an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 437 62.43%	Underperform Votes 263 37.57%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%

Is SPB or BLDP more profitable?

Superior Plus has a net margin of -0.10% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -178.83%. Superior Plus' return on equity of 1.17% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Plus	-0.10%	1.17%	3.17%
Ballard Power Systems	-178.83%	-15.46%	-9.42%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPB or BLDP?

Superior Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Superior Plus 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
Superior Plus	C$2.41B	0.63	C$19.11M	-C$0.05	-122.00
Ballard Power Systems	C$104.27M	5.14	-C$156.14M	-C$0.71	-2.52

Summary

Superior Plus beats Ballard Power Systems on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.