Head to Head Comparison: FuelCell Energy (FCEL) & The Competition

FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) is one of 217 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare FuelCell Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for FuelCell Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FuelCell Energy	2	5	6	0	2.31
FuelCell Energy Competitors	2273	5138	7153	431	2.38

FuelCell Energy presently has a consensus target price of $21.80, indicating a potential upside of 78.98%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 36.88%. Given FuelCell Energy’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares FuelCell Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FuelCell Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
FuelCell Energy Competitors	-866.64%	26.38%	-6.91%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FuelCell Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FuelCell Energy	$154.14 million	N/A	-3.55
FuelCell Energy Competitors	$868.79 million	-$24.78 million	22.46

FuelCell Energy’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

FuelCell Energy has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FuelCell Energy’s competitors have a beta of 9.35, suggesting that their average stock price is 835% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FuelCell Energy competitors beat FuelCell Energy on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

FuelCell Energy Company Profile

FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells stationary fuel cell and electrolysis platforms that decarbonize power and produce hydrogen. The company provides various configurations and applications of its platform, including on-site power, utility grid support, and microgrid, as well as distributed hydrogen; solid oxide-based electrolysis; solutions for long duration hydrogen-based energy storage and electrolysis technology; and carbon capture, separation, and utilization systems. It also offers technology to produce electricity, heat, hydrogen, and water. In addition, the company provides turn-key solutions, including development, engineering, procurement, construction, interconnection, and operation services. It serves various markets, including utilities and independent power producers, industrial and process applications, education and health care, data centers and communication, wastewater treatment, government, commercial and hospitality, microgrids, manufacturing, industrial hydrogen, port, oil and gas, wind and solar projects, food and beverage, hydrogen for mobility and material handling, and hydrogen fuel for heat, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction firms. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, and Europe. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.