FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $10.23 +0.04 (+0.39%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.18 -0.04 (-0.44%) As of 04:50 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, BE, PLPC, THR, LYTS, ETN, EMR, ROP, and AMEShould 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), Bloom Energy (BE), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), Thermon Group (THR), LSI Industries (LYTS), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), and AMETEK (AME). FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors Ballard Power Systems Plug Power Bloom Energy Preformed Line Products Thermon Group LSI Industries Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Does the media favor BLDP or FCEL? In the previous week, FuelCell Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FuelCell Energy and 8 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. FuelCell Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.48 indicating that FuelCell Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ballard Power Systems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FuelCell Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BLDP or FCEL? Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.25, meaning that its stock price is 325% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLDP or FCEL? 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BLDP or FCEL? Ballard Power Systems currently has a consensus target price of $1.51, suggesting a potential downside of 58.07%. FuelCell Energy has a consensus target price of $8.78, suggesting a potential downside of 14.22%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ballard Power Systems 5 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67FuelCell Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71 Is BLDP or FCEL 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 Ballard Power Systems-409.35% -21.52% -18.62% FuelCell Energy -130.81%-20.53%-14.38% Which has better earnings and valuation, BLDP or FCEL? 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 RatioBallard Power Systems$72.51M14.97-$324.24M-$0.99-3.65FuelCell Energy$112.13M2.95-$126.01M-$9.20-1.11 SummaryFuelCell Energy beats Ballard Power Systems on 13 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$329.09M$10.93B$7.98B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A4.00%10.74%4.75%P/E Ratio-1.1185.2678.7527.60Price / Sales2.9584.701,546.50205.12Price / CashN/A28.5636.4661.55Price / Book0.286.904.826.76Net Income-$126.01M$276.83M$4.28B$275.88M7 Day Performance17.86%5.06%1.68%2.81%1 Month Performance97.49%21.72%5.95%9.24%1 Year Performance0.68%72.66%17.94%35.42% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy3.4149 of 5 stars$10.23+0.4%$8.78-14.2%-2.6%$329.09M$112.13M-1.11510Analyst ForecastBLDPBallard Power Systems1.0462 of 5 stars$2.74-0.4%$1.51-44.8%+114.9%$823.59M$69.73M-2.771,370Analyst ForecastPLUGPlug Power2.7306 of 5 stars$2.27-4.2%$1.88-17.1%+77.2%$2.62B$628.81M-0.983,224Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownBEBloom Energy3.606 of 5 stars$73.66+4.7%$35.71-51.5%+756.2%$17.24B$1.47B1,841.962,127Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPLPCPreformed Line Products2.0157 of 5 stars$195.55-1.9%N/A+65.1%$962.11M$593.71M22.843,401Analyst UpgradeTHRThermon Group2.2726 of 5 stars$26.45-0.5%N/A-6.2%$874.27M$498.21M16.741,568Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLYTSLSI Industries4.8751 of 5 stars$23.47-0.9%$27.67+17.9%+35.1%$717.48M$573.38M29.712,175News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeETNEaton4.4808 of 5 stars$367.24+0.5%$390.68+6.4%+12.3%$142.96B$24.88B36.9594,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.6529 of 5 stars$129.22+0.5%$143.76+11.3%+21.6%$72.73B$17.49B27.7973,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROPRoper Technologies4.5156 of 5 stars$500.96+0.3%$636.36+27.0%-4.2%$53.91B$7.04B35.2018,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMEAMETEK4.8076 of 5 stars$186.65+0.1%$205.00+9.8%+9.8%$43.11B$6.94B30.0621,500Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLDP Competitors PLUG Competitors BE Competitors PLPC Competitors THR Competitors LYTS Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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