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

Which has more volatility and risk, BLDP or SPB?

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

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus received 440 more outperform votes than Ballard Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.48% 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 443 62.48%	Underperform Votes 266 37.52%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	5.54	-C$231.90M	-C$1.56	-1.08
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.61	C$32.37M	C$0.27	23.83

Do analysts prefer BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus has a consensus price target of C$9.85, suggesting a potential upside of 52.01%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

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 3 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Superior Plus and 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.13 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Superior Plus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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