Financial Analysis: Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) and RoboGroup T.E.K. (OTCMKTS:ROBOF)

RoboGroup T.E.K. (OTCMKTS:ROBOF) and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

RoboGroup T.E.K. has a beta of 526.88, meaning that its share price is 52,588% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ballard Power Systems has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RoboGroup T.E.K. and Ballard Power Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RoboGroup T.E.K.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ballard Power Systems	$99.40 million	8.21	-$90.91 million	($0.26)	-8.94

RoboGroup T.E.K. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ballard Power Systems.

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for RoboGroup T.E.K. and Ballard Power Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RoboGroup T.E.K.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ballard Power Systems	3	10	2	0	1.93

Ballard Power Systems has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.54%. Given Ballard Power Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ballard Power Systems is more favorable than RoboGroup T.E.K..

Profitability

This table compares RoboGroup T.E.K. and Ballard Power Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RoboGroup T.E.K.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ballard Power Systems	-72.78%	-13.23%	-11.44%

Summary

Ballard Power Systems beats RoboGroup T.E.K. on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RoboGroup T.E.K.

RoboGroup T.E.K. Ltd. engages in the robotics, motion control, and technology education business in Israel. The company develops, manufactures, and markets training products and e-learning systems, as well as engineering and manufacturing technology training systems; and designs and implements technology laboratories for the education system. It also develops, markets, and distributes Coderz platform products, an experiential, gaming-based digital platform for science and virtual robotics competitions through virtual robots, programming languages, challenging arenas, and curricula designed for learners of various levels and ages in the general science and technology education, and home education markets. In addition, the company markets and sells products from third parties; and offers upgrading and installing services. It offers its products under the Intelitek, Robotec, and CoderZ brands. The company was formerly known as Eshed Robotec (1982) Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.

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.