FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $6.46 +0.76 (+13.33%) Closing price 09/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.45 -0.01 (-0.15%) As of 09:14 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCEL vs. BLDP, PLUG, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, GNRC, AYI, and BDCShould you be buying FuelCell Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FuelCell Energy include Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Plug Power (PLUG), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), and Belden (BDC). FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors Ballard Power Systems Plug Power Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Generac Acuity Belden FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to FCEL or BLDP? In the previous week, FuelCell Energy had 28 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for FuelCell Energy and 4 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat FuelCell Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FuelCell Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ballard Power Systems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.13, indicating that its share price is 313% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy currently has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 52.61%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $1.51, suggesting a potential downside of 26.16%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FuelCell Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Ballard Power Systems 4 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.73 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FuelCell Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFuelCell Energy$112.13M1.31-$126.01M-$7.52-0.86Ballard Power Systems$69.73M8.84-$324.24M-$0.99-2.07 Is FCEL or BLDP more profitable? FuelCell Energy has a net margin of -130.81% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -409.35%. FuelCell Energy's return on equity of -20.53% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FuelCell Energy-130.81% -20.53% -14.38% Ballard Power Systems -409.35%-21.52%-18.62% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FCEL or BLDP? 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of FuelCell Energy 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFuelCell Energy beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCEL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFuelCell EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$129.91M$10.12B$7.83B$10.07BDividend YieldN/A4.48%10.78%4.62%P/E Ratio-0.7071.6140.0326.20Price / Sales1.3148.30890.9091.86Price / CashN/A23.3036.1959.91Price / Book0.265.083.936.28Net Income-$126.01M$277.28M$4.29B$270.85M7 Day Performance59.51%3.42%0.89%3.58%1 Month Performance57.95%3.89%2.99%6.67%1 Year Performance-51.86%60.98%15.07%27.74% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy3.9655 of 5 stars$6.46+13.3%$9.86+52.6%-51.9%$129.91M$112.13M-0.70510News CoverageEarnings ReportOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBLDPBallard Power Systems1.1027 of 5 stars$2.02-0.5%$1.51-25.1%+17.1%$607.17M$69.73M-2.041,370Positive NewsGap UpPLUGPlug Power3.8743 of 5 stars$1.57-3.7%$1.88+19.8%-22.2%$1.81B$628.81M-0.683,224ETNEaton4.4866 of 5 stars$349.13-1.7%$379.10+8.6%+21.4%$135.92B$25.99B35.1294,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.523 of 5 stars$131.91-2.0%$142.39+7.9%+37.8%$74.24B$17.49B28.3773,000News CoveragePositive NewsROPRoper Technologies4.8331 of 5 stars$526.31-0.1%$636.36+20.9%-5.9%$56.64B$7.47B36.7015,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.4022 of 5 stars$184.71-1.1%$208.00+12.6%+16.3%$42.66B$6.98B29.7421,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROKRockwell Automation4.8869 of 5 stars$343.80-1.5%$340.16-1.1%+36.7%$38.66B$8.06B40.3527,000Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.3357 of 5 stars$185.09-1.0%$174.56-5.7%+31.3%$10.86B$4.30B30.759,239Positive NewsAYIAcuity4.0807 of 5 stars$325.86-1.1%$340.60+4.5%+36.9%$9.99B$3.84B25.6813,200Positive NewsBDCBelden4.4881 of 5 stars$130.24-1.9%$136.50+4.8%+34.8%$5.16B$2.62B23.597,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLDP Competitors PLUG Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME Competitors ROK Competitors GNRC Competitors AYI Competitors BDC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FCEL) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthIt's easy to feel like you've missed out on the biggest stock market boom of the century. 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