Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) and Acadian Timber (TSE:ADN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, BLDP or ADN?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLDP or ADN more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 23.17% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 8.55% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-360.17%	-36.72%	-9.42%
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%

Do analysts rate BLDP or ADN?

Acadian Timber has a consensus price target of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.04%. Given Acadian Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadian Timber is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLDP or ADN?

30.3% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Acadian Timber shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BLDP or ADN?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems and Ballard Power Systems both had 1 articles in the media. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.63 indicating that Acadian Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLDP or ADN?

Acadian Timber has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Timber, 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
Ballard Power Systems	C$64.39M	7.44	-C$231.90M	-C$1.56	-1.46
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.61	C$28.05M	C$1.60	11.19

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLDP or ADN?

Acadian Timber received 211 more outperform votes than Ballard Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.32% of users gave Acadian Timber an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave Ballard Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ballard Power Systems	Outperform Votes 3 14.29%	Underperform Votes 18 85.71%
Acadian Timber	Outperform Votes 214 61.32%	Underperform Votes 135 38.68%

Summary

Acadian Timber beats Ballard Power Systems on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.