FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Competitors $5.48 +0.16 (+2.91%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.48 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:57 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, LYTS, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, AYI, and GNRCShould 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), LSI Industries (LYTS), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity (AYI), and Generac (GNRC). FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors Ballard Power Systems Plug Power LSI Industries Eaton Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Acuity Generac 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, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 more risk & volatility, FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.09, meaning that its stock price is 309% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FCEL or BLDP? In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 4 more articles in the media than FuelCell Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 0 mentions for FuelCell Energy. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat FuelCell Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment FuelCell Energy Neutral Ballard Power Systems Positive Which has stronger earnings and 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$112.13M1.11-$126.01M-$7.52-0.73Ballard Power Systems$69.73M7.51-$324.24M-$1.02-1.71 Do analysts prefer FCEL or BLDP? FuelCell Energy presently has a consensus target price of $9.86, indicating a potential upside of 80.06%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $2.09, indicating a potential upside of 19.59%. Given FuelCell Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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 SummaryFuelCell Energy beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 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$125.35M$9.25B$7.62B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A4.39%10.91%4.01%P/E Ratio-0.7331.4161.3620.25Price / Sales1.1163.7721,883.76118.18Price / CashN/A19.7236.2458.07Price / Book0.204.293.345.67Net Income-$126.01M$283.98M$4.21B$249.21M7 Day Performance-0.64%3.82%1.85%3.27%1 Month Performance5.29%7.58%5.87%5.55%1 Year Performance-71.25%35.92%103.16%21.08% FuelCell Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCELFuelCell Energy3.886 of 5 stars$5.48+2.9%$9.86+80.1%-72.3%$125.35M$112.13M-0.73510Gap UpBLDPBallard Power Systems1.5918 of 5 stars$1.59+8.9%$2.09+31.4%-23.7%$476.76M$69.73M-1.561,370PLUGPlug Power4.6439 of 5 stars$1.49+28.4%$1.83+22.7%-41.1%$1.71B$628.81M-0.603,224Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeLYTSLSI Industries4.6149 of 5 stars$17.01-0.4%$26.00+52.9%+26.1%$508.94M$469.64M23.631,970ETNEaton4.208 of 5 stars$357.63+1.2%$368.78+3.1%+13.7%$139.94B$24.88B36.0994,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEMREmerson Electric4.4593 of 5 stars$133.45+0.2%$136.47+2.3%+25.3%$75.07B$17.49B31.9385,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROPRoper Technologies4.4248 of 5 stars$566.84+0.6%$632.36+11.6%+2.2%$60.94B$7.24B39.5315,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.0485 of 5 stars$181.20+0.4%$197.89+9.2%+10.8%$41.84B$6.94B29.6619,600Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.8048 of 5 stars$332.15+0.7%$317.79-4.3%+30.3%$37.44B$8.26B41.8326,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAYIAcuity4.5111 of 5 stars$298.86-1.5%$340.60+14.0%+25.4%$9.16B$3.84B23.5513,200Insider TradeGNRCGenerac4.11 of 5 stars$143.52+0.8%$169.17+17.9%+10.4%$8.48B$4.35B25.009,239News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLDP Competitors PLUG Competitors LYTS Competitors ETN Competitors EMR Competitors ROP Competitors AME Competitors ROK Competitors AYI Competitors GNRC 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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