Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

Secure Energy Services (TSE:SES) and Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media prefer SES or BLDP?

In the previous week, Secure Energy Services had 15 more articles in the media than Ballard Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Secure Energy Services and 6 mentions for Ballard Power Systems. Secure Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.17 indicating that Secure Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Secure Energy Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ballard Power Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SES or BLDP?

Secure Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of C$19.47, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Given Secure Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Secure Energy Services is more favorable than Ballard Power Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Secure Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Ballard Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SES or BLDP more profitable?

Secure Energy Services has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. Secure Energy Services' return on equity of 51.19% beat Ballard Power Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Secure Energy Services	5.86%	51.19%	8.15%
Ballard Power Systems	-360.17%	-36.72%	-9.42%

Which has more risk & volatility, SES or BLDP?

Secure Energy Services has a beta of 0.97991, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.786581, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SES or BLDP?

Secure Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Secure Energy Services, 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
Secure Energy Services	C$10.34B	0.40	C$590.18M	C$0.91	20.67
Ballard Power Systems	C$72.51M	20.93	-C$231.90M	-C$0.99	-5.10

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

22.9% of Secure Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Ballard Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Secure Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems 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.

Summary

Secure Energy Services beats Ballard Power Systems on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.