Electrovaya (ELVA) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLDP or ELVA?

Ballard Power Systems received 462 more outperform votes than Electrovaya when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Electrovaya an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.09%	Underperform Votes 333 40.91%
Electrovaya	Outperform Votes 19 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media prefer BLDP or ELVA?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Electrovaya. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 2 mentions for Electrovaya. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Electrovaya's score of 0.88 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend BLDP or ELVA?

Ballard Power Systems presently has a consensus price target of $2.08, suggesting a potential upside of 68.99%. Electrovaya has a consensus price target of $6.10, suggesting a potential upside of 135.52%. Given Electrovaya's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Electrovaya is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	6 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69
Electrovaya	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has more risk and volatility, BLDP or ELVA?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electrovaya has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BLDP or ELVA?

Electrovaya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Electrovaya 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
Ballard Power Systems	$69.73M	5.29	-$177.72M	-$1.09	-1.13
Electrovaya	$43.67M	2.38	-$1.49M	-$0.04	-64.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLDP or ELVA?

28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Electrovaya shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by 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.

Is BLDP or ELVA more profitable?

Electrovaya has a net margin of -3.88% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Electrovaya's return on equity of -15.42% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%
Electrovaya	-3.88%	-15.42%	-4.24%

Summary

Electrovaya beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.