Bloom Energy (BE) Competitors

Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more risk and volatility, RRX or BE?

Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.25, meaning that its stock price is 225% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RRX or BE?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Bloom Energy and 16 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Regal Rexnord's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Bloom Energy's score of 1.10 indicating that Regal Rexnord is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regal Rexnord	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bloom Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RRX or BE more profitable?

Regal Rexnord has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Bloom Energy's net margin of -10.29%. Regal Rexnord's return on equity of 9.57% beat Bloom Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regal Rexnord	3.25%	9.57%	4.17%
Bloom Energy	-10.29%	-20.32%	-3.94%

Do analysts rate RRX or BE?

Regal Rexnord presently has a consensus target price of $171.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.06%. Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $22.97, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Regal Rexnord is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Bloom Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RRX or BE?

Bloom Energy received 216 more outperform votes than Regal Rexnord when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.26% of users gave Regal Rexnord an outperform vote while only 59.78% of users gave Bloom Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regal Rexnord	Outperform Votes 62 65.26%	Underperform Votes 33 34.74%
Bloom Energy	Outperform Votes 278 59.78%	Underperform Votes 187 40.22%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RRX or BE?

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
Regal Rexnord	$5.90B	1.51	$196.20M	$3.51	38.40
Bloom Energy	$1.56B	2.71	-$302.12M	-$0.05	-364.80

Summary

Regal Rexnord beats Bloom Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.