FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $5.37 -0.37 (-6.45%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.41 +0.04 (+0.73%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 PM 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, AYI, GNRC, and ENPHShould 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), Acuity (AYI), Generac (GNRC), and Enphase Energy (ENPH). FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors Ballard Power Systems Plug Power Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Acuity Generac Enphase Energy FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Is FCEL or BLDP more profitable? FuelCell Energy has a net margin of -108.52% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -430.17%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -20.41% beat FuelCell Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FuelCell Energy-108.52% -21.16% -15.03% Ballard Power Systems -430.17%-20.41%-17.90% Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$112.13M1.09-$126.01M-$7.52-0.71Ballard Power Systems$69.73M8.04-$324.24M-$1.02-1.83 Which has more volatility and risk, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.09, meaning that its share price is 309% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy presently has a consensus price target of $9.86, indicating a potential upside of 83.58%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $2.09, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 6 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.72 Does the media favor FCEL or BLDP? In the previous week, FuelCell Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for FuelCell Energy and 9 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. FuelCell Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.87 indicating that FuelCell Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FuelCell Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ballard Power Systems 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FCEL or BLDP? 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of FuelCell Energy 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFuelCell Energy beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FuelCell Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCEL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$122.39M$9.22B$7.79B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A4.62%10.93%4.01%P/E Ratio-0.7130.5064.2720.27Price / Sales1.0965.2521,159.33100.92Price / CashN/A19.4136.3557.67Price / Book0.154.453.765.49Net Income-$126.01M$283.98M$4.23B$250.45M7 Day Performance-1.92%-0.79%0.78%4.78%1 Month Performance-10.95%2.77%1.05%9.58%1 Year Performance-74.22%24.34%9.12%16.41% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy4.2129 of 5 stars$5.37-6.4%$9.86+83.6%-74.2%$122.39M$112.13M-0.71510Trending NewsBLDPBallard Power Systems1.0912 of 5 stars$1.70-4.0%$2.09+22.9%-30.0%$509.75M$69.73M-1.671,370Options VolumeGap DownPLUGPlug Power4.2985 of 5 stars$1.37-6.8%$1.83+33.5%-47.2%$1.57B$628.81M-0.553,224Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionETNEaton4.3011 of 5 stars$358.67-1.0%$369.06+2.9%+9.1%$140.35B$25.31B36.1994,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.7206 of 5 stars$138.40-1.0%$139.21+0.6%+22.2%$77.85B$17.49B33.1173,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionROPRoper Technologies4.3876 of 5 stars$566.00-1.2%$632.36+11.7%-2.0%$60.85B$7.24B39.4715,800News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAMEAMETEK3.7313 of 5 stars$182.30-1.0%$197.89+8.6%+6.8%$42.09B$6.94B29.8421,500Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.7206 of 5 stars$338.67-2.4%$327.20-3.4%+21.1%$38.17B$8.26B42.6527,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAYIAcuity4.726 of 5 stars$306.38+0.3%$340.60+11.2%+22.0%$9.39B$3.84B24.1413,200Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.0823 of 5 stars$148.50-2.5%$169.17+13.9%-2.1%$8.77B$4.30B25.879,239Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.8952 of 5 stars$42.46-0.3%$65.44+54.1%-64.9%$5.57B$1.33B39.312,781Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLDP Competitors PLUG Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME Competitors ROK Competitors AYI Competitors GNRC Competitors ENPH 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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