NeoVolta (NEOV) Competitors

NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NEOV or BLDP?

5.1% of NeoVolta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of NeoVolta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 160.42%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $2.09, suggesting a potential upside of 24.36%. Given NeoVolta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NeoVolta is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeoVolta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ballard Power Systems	6 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.72

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ballard Power Systems. NeoVolta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ballard Power Systems, 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
NeoVolta	$4.26M	23.10	-$2.30M	-$0.12	-24.00
Ballard Power Systems	$70.67M	7.13	-$177.72M	-$1.02	-1.65

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NEOV or BLDP?

Ballard Power Systems received 478 more outperform votes than NeoVolta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave NeoVolta an outperform vote while only 58.87% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NeoVolta	Outperform Votes 3 60.00%	Underperform Votes 2 40.00%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 58.87%	Underperform Votes 336 41.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, NEOV or BLDP?

NeoVolta has a beta of -0.96, meaning that its share price is 196% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NEOV or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 6 more articles in the media than NeoVolta. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 2 mentions for NeoVolta. NeoVolta's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.64 indicating that NeoVolta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NeoVolta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ballard Power Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NEOV or BLDP more profitable?

NeoVolta has a net margin of -128.91% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Ballard Power Systems' return on equity of -19.96% beat NeoVolta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeoVolta	-128.91%	-76.86%	-72.38%
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%

Summary

NeoVolta beats Ballard Power Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.