FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ETN or FCEL?

83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ETN or FCEL more profitable?

Eaton has a net margin of 15.25% compared to FuelCell Energy's net margin of -113.09%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat FuelCell Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eaton	15.25%	22.62%	11.10%
FuelCell Energy	-113.09%	-18.58%	-13.37%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ETN or FCEL?

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, 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
Eaton	$25.31B	5.07	$3.79B	$9.91	33.09
FuelCell Energy	$114.44M	0.91	-$126.01M	-$7.83	-0.58

Which has more volatility & risk, ETN or FCEL?

Eaton has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.08, meaning that its share price is 308% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ETN or FCEL?

Eaton presently has a consensus price target of $367.83, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. FuelCell Energy has a consensus price target of $10.03, suggesting a potential upside of 118.89%. Given FuelCell Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Eaton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
FuelCell Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the media refer more to ETN or FCEL?

In the previous week, Eaton had 44 more articles in the media than FuelCell Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Eaton and 3 mentions for FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Eaton's score of 1.35 indicating that FuelCell Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eaton	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FuelCell Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ETN or FCEL?

Eaton received 446 more outperform votes than FuelCell Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.36% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 64.69% of users gave FuelCell Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eaton	Outperform Votes 937 66.36%	Underperform Votes 475 33.64%
FuelCell Energy	Outperform Votes 491 64.69%	Underperform Votes 268 35.31%

Summary

Eaton beats FuelCell Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.