Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Competitors

Ballard Power Systems (TSE:BLDP) and Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Is BLDP or SPB more profitable?

Superior Plus has a net margin of 1.80% compared to Ballard Power Systems' net margin of -360.17%. Superior Plus' return on equity of 4.21% 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%
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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$72.51M	11.69	-C$231.90M	-C$0.99	-2.85
Superior Plus	C$2.49B	0.68	C$32.37M	C$0.21	36.05

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

12.6% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BLDP or SPB?

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.589964, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Plus has a beta of 0.230344, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BLDP or SPB?

Superior Plus has a consensus target price of C$9.16, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Given Superior Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus 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
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media favor BLDP or SPB?

In the previous week, Ballard Power Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Superior Plus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ballard Power Systems and 1 mentions for Superior Plus. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Ballard Power Systems' score of 0.51 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ballard Power Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Superior Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Superior Plus beats Ballard Power Systems on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.