Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and ENGIE BRASL EGA (OTCMKTS:EGIEY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and ENGIE BRASL EGA (OTCMKTS:EGIEY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.0% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ballard Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ballard Power Systems and ENGIE BRASL EGA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ballard Power Systems	-409.35%	-21.52%	-18.62%
ENGIE BRASL EGA	25.21%	24.01%	5.95%

Risk & Volatility

Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENGIE BRASL EGA has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ballard Power Systems and ENGIE BRASL EGA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ballard Power Systems	5	10	0	1	1.81
ENGIE BRASL EGA	2	0	0	0	1.00

Ballard Power Systems presently has a consensus target price of $1.81, suggesting a potential downside of 50.04%. Given Ballard Power Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ballard Power Systems is more favorable than ENGIE BRASL EGA.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ballard Power Systems and ENGIE BRASL EGA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ballard Power Systems	$69.73 million	15.65	-$324.24 million	($0.99)	-3.67
ENGIE BRASL EGA	$2.08 billion	N/A	$793.39 million	$0.63	11.94

ENGIE BRASL EGA has higher revenue and earnings than Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENGIE BRASL EGA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ENGIE BRASL EGA beats Ballard Power Systems on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products. The company offers its products for power product comprising for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary, and emerging market, such as material handling, off-road, and other applications. It also engages in the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services, and training; and provision of engineering services, product and systems integration services, and related technology transfer for a variety of PEM fuel cell applications. It operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, India, Taiwan, Spain, Norway, Australia, Japan, and internationally. The company has a strategic alliance with Linamar Corporation for the co-development and sale of fuel cell powertrains and components for class 1 and 2 vehicles in North America and Europe. Ballard Power Systems Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

About ENGIE BRASL EGA

Engie Brasil Energia S.A., together with its subsidiaries, generates, sells, and trades in electrical energy in Brazil. The company operates 76 plants, including 11 hydroelectric power plants; 1 thermal power plants; 50 wind farms; 3 biomass; 9 photovoltaic and solar power plant; and 2 small hydroelectric plants. As of December 31, 2022, it had an installed capacity of 8,453.3 megawatts. The company also transports natural gas through 4,500 km of gas pipelines. In addition, it manufactures, wholesales, retails, operates, and maintains solar panels. The company was formerly known as Tractebel Energia S.A. and changed its name to Engie Brasil Energia S.A. in July 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil. Engie Brasil Energia S.A. operates as a subsidiary of ENGIE Brasil Participações Ltda.