JOY (JOY) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) and JOY (TSE:JOY) are both small-cap specialty industrial machinery industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BLDP or JOY?

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
JOY	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has more risk & volatility, BLDP or JOY?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOY has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLDP or JOY?

30.3% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of JOY shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of JOY shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BLDP or JOY?

In the previous week, JOY had 28 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for JOY and 1 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. JOY's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that JOY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JOY	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLDP or JOY?

JOY has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JOY, 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	8.49	-C$231.90M	-C$1.56	-1.66
JOY	C$186.77M	0.82	C$5.37M	C$0.08	28.29

Is BLDP or JOY more profitable?

JOY has a net margin of 2.87% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. JOY's return on equity of 1.55% 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%
JOY	2.87%	1.55%	2.22%

Summary

JOY beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.