Ultralife (ULBI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ULBI or BLDP?

Ultralife has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultralife, 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
Ultralife	$165.15M	0.78	$7.20M	$0.55	14.11
Ballard Power Systems	$91.96M	5.31	-$177.72M	-$1.10	-1.48

Is ULBI or BLDP more profitable?

Ultralife has a net margin of 5.44% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -357.78%. Ultralife's return on equity of 7.92% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultralife	5.44%	7.92%	5.90%
Ballard Power Systems	-357.78%	-19.96%	-17.98%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ULBI or BLDP?

Ballard Power Systems received 214 more outperform votes than Ultralife when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.97% of users gave Ultralife an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ultralife	Outperform Votes 267 71.97%	Underperform Votes 104 28.03%
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 481 59.83%	Underperform Votes 323 40.17%

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

30.7% of Ultralife shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Ultralife shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by 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.

Does the media prefer ULBI or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Ultralife. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 2 mentions for Ultralife. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ultralife's score of 0.58 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ultralife	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ballard Power Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ULBI or BLDP?

Ultralife presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.41%. Ballard Power Systems has a consensus target price of $2.77, suggesting a potential upside of 69.90%. Given Ultralife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ultralife is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultralife	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)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69

Which has more risk & volatility, ULBI or BLDP?

Ultralife has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ultralife beats Ballard Power Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.