BLNK vs. BLDP, CHPT, CPS, INVZ, NIU, STRT, HLLY, HYLN, MPAA, and FFAI
Should you be buying Blink Charging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blink Charging include Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), ChargePoint (CHPT), Cooper-Standard (CPS), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Niu Technologies (NIU), Strattec Security (STRT), Holley (HLLY), Hyliion (HYLN), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI).
Blink Charging 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Blink Charging has a net margin of -184.37% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -430.17%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -20.41% beat Blink Charging's return on equity.
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.
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Blink Charging has a beta of 3.22, suggesting that its share price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Blink Charging presently has a consensus price target of $2.47, indicating a potential upside of 155.84%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $2.09, indicating a potential upside of 19.59%. Given Blink Charging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.
In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Blink Charging. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for Blink Charging. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Blink Charging's score of 0.00 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Blink Charging beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BLNK) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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