Acadian Timber (ADN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.40872, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.589964, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADN or BLDP?

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
Acadian Timber	C$88.15M	3.57	C$28.05M	C$0.78	22.24
Ballard Power Systems	C$72.51M	12.60	-C$231.90M	-C$0.99	-3.07

Do analysts rate ADN or BLDP?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus target price of C$19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Acadian Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Acadian Timber is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to ADN or BLDP?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Acadian Timber. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 0 mentions for Acadian Timber. Ballard Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Acadian Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Ballard Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	Neutral
Ballard Power Systems	Neutral

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

10.0% of Acadian Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ADN or BLDP 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
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%
Ballard Power Systems	-360.17%	-36.72%	-9.42%

Summary

Acadian Timber beats Ballard Power Systems on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.