BLDP vs. BLNK, FCEL, PLUG, RUN, CHPT, ENVX, ATKR, ENR, EOSE, and FLNC
Should you be buying Ballard Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ballard Power Systems include Blink Charging (BLNK), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Plug Power (PLUG), Sunrun (RUN), ChargePoint (CHPT), Enovix (ENVX), Atkore (ATKR), Energizer (ENR), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), and Fluence Energy (FLNC).
Ballard Power Systems vs. Its Competitors
Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Blink Charging has a net margin of -203.81% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -409.35%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -21.52% beat Blink Charging's return on equity.
Blink Charging currently has a consensus price target of $2.13, suggesting a potential upside of 109.15%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $1.51, suggesting a potential downside of 18.18%. Given Blink Charging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.
In the previous week, Blink Charging had 3 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Blink Charging and 6 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Blink Charging's score of 0.29 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Blink Charging has a beta of 3.23, indicating that its stock price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Blink Charging has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Blink Charging beats Ballard Power Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BLDP) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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