Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA) and FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Polar Power and FuelCell Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Polar Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
FuelCell Energy | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
FuelCell Energy has a consensus price target of $9.1250, suggesting a potential downside of 7.45%. Given FuelCell Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than Polar Power.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.0% of Polar Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 49.9% of Polar Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FuelCell Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Polar Power has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FuelCell Energy has a beta of 5.33, meaning that its share price is 433% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Polar Power and FuelCell Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Polar Power | $24.80 million | 5.26 | $-4,050,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
FuelCell Energy | $60.75 million | 52.33 | $-77,570,000.00 | ($1.30) | -7.58 |
Polar Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FuelCell Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Polar Power and FuelCell Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Polar Power | -162.27% | -71.09% | -52.70% |
FuelCell Energy | -162.42% | -74.92% | -13.77% |
Summary
FuelCell Energy beats Polar Power on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.