Reviewing Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE)

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bloom Energy and Vestas Wind Systems AS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloom Energy	$2.02 billion	33.48	-$88.43 million	$0.75	306.80
Vestas Wind Systems AS	$21.29 billion	1.47	$880.23 million	$0.43	24.37

Vestas Wind Systems AS has higher revenue and earnings than Bloom Energy. Vestas Wind Systems AS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloom Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bloom Energy and Vestas Wind Systems AS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	7.87%	35.45%	8.30%
Vestas Wind Systems AS	5.42%	29.50%	4.25%

Volatility & Risk

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.79, indicating that its stock price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestas Wind Systems AS has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bloom Energy and Vestas Wind Systems AS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	1	12	10	3	2.58
Vestas Wind Systems AS	1	3	1	3	2.75

Bloom Energy currently has a consensus target price of $248.05, suggesting a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Bloom Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Vestas Wind Systems AS.

Summary

Bloom Energy beats Vestas Wind Systems AS on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Vestas Wind Systems AS

Vestas Wind Systems A/S engages in the design, manufacture, installation, and services of wind turbines the United States, Denmark, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Power Solutions and Service. The Power Solutions segment offers onshore and offshore wind power plants, wind turbines, development sites, etc. The Service segment engages in the sale of service contracts, spare parts, and related activities. Vestas Wind Systems A/S was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.