Bloom Energy (BE) Competitors

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BE or RRX?

Regal Rexnord has higher revenue and earnings than Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regal Rexnord, 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
Bloom Energy	$1.47B	3.82	-$29.23M	-$0.05	-484.80
Regal Rexnord	$6.03B	1.67	$196.20M	$3.51	43.22

Do analysts recommend BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy currently has a consensus price target of $22.97, suggesting a potential downside of 5.24%. Regal Rexnord has a consensus price target of $180.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.07%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Regal Rexnord is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BE or RRX more profitable?

Regal Rexnord has a net margin of 3.96% compared to Bloom Energy's net margin of 0.29%. Regal Rexnord's return on equity of 9.67% beat Bloom Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	0.29%	2.51%	0.50%
Regal Rexnord	3.96%	9.67%	4.32%

Does the media favor BE or RRX?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Bloom Energy and 8 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Regal Rexnord's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Bloom Energy's score of 1.15 indicating that Regal Rexnord is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloom Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regal Rexnord	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BE or RRX?

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloom Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Regal Rexnord shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BE or RRX?

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.22, indicating that its share price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Regal Rexnord beats Bloom Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.