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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

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%

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, 62.34% 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 62.34%	Underperform Votes 264 37.66%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%

Which has more volatility and 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 insiders and institutionals 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SPB or BLDP?

Superior Plus presently has a consensus target price of C$10.05, indicating a potential upside of 56.72%. 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
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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	0.66	C$19.11M	-C$0.05	-128.20
Ballard Power Systems	C$104.27M	6.72	-C$156.14M	-C$0.71	-3.30

Does the media refer more to SPB or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Superior Plus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for Superior Plus. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.01 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)	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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Superior Plus beats Ballard Power Systems on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.