Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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	C$64.39M	6.56	-C$231.90M	-C$1.56	-1.28
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.56	C$32.37M	C$0.27	22.02

Is BLDP or SPB more profitable?

Superior Plus has a net margin of 1.80% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. Superior Plus' return on equity of 4.21% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-360.17%	-36.72%	-9.42%
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%

Does the media prefer BLDP or SPB?

In the previous week, Superior Plus had 5 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Superior Plus and 0 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	Neutral
Superior Plus	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BLDP or SPB?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus received 435 more outperform votes than Ballard Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.39% of users gave Superior Plus an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%
Superior Plus	Outperform Votes 438 62.39%	Underperform Votes 264 37.61%

Do analysts recommend BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus has a consensus target price of C$9.95, indicating a potential upside of 66.11%. Given Superior Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

30.3% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Superior Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Superior Plus beats Ballard Power Systems on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.