Ballard Power Systems Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

BLDP Stock  USD 1.28  0.05  3.76%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your typical level of risk aversion, our recommendation regarding Ballard Power Systems is 'Strong Sell'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Ballard Power Systems given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Ballard Power. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Ballard Power Systems, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Strong Sell

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very riskyDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Moves slightly opposite to the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

HoldDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

FrailDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Ballard Power Systems has a Mean Deviation of 3.04, Standard Deviation of 4.28 and Variance of 18.29
We provide trade advice to complement the prevailing expert consensus on Ballard Power Systems. Our dynamic recommendation engine uses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the company's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. To make sure Ballard Power is not overpriced, please confirm all Ballard Power Systems fundamentals, including its price to earning, cash per share, price to earnings to growth, as well as the relationship between the gross profit and book value per share . Given that Ballard Power is a hitting penny stock territory we recommend to closely look at its price to earning.

Ballard Power Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Ballard Power generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Ballard Power may become a speculative penny stock
Ballard Power has high historical volatility and very poor performance
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 102.37 M. Net Loss for the year was (177.72 M) with loss before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of (13.1 M).
Ballard Power Systems currently holds about 957.43 M in cash with (104.57 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 3.21, which can makes it an attractive takeover target, given it will continue generating positive cash flow.
Ballard Power has a frail financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Roughly 16.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders
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Ballard Power Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Ballard Power's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Ballard Power's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Ballard Power daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Ballard Power Systems price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Ballard Power returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Ballard Power.
Mean Return
-0.5
Value At Risk
-5.36
Potential Upside
5.47
Standard Deviation
4.28
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Ballard Power historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Ballard Stock Institutional Investors

The Ballard Power's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Ballard Power's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Barclays Plc2024-06-30
1.5 M
Great West Life Assurance Co2024-09-30
1.3 M
Two Sigma Investments Llc2024-06-30
1.2 M
Amundi2024-06-30
1.1 M
First Trust Advisors L.p.2024-06-30
1.1 M
Bank Of Montreal2024-06-30
990.2 K
Bmo Capital Markets Corp.2024-06-30
990.2 K
Verition Fund Managegment, Llc2024-06-30
975.3 K
Zurcher Kantonalbank2024-06-30
856.8 K
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
7.8 M
Public Investment Fund2024-06-30
M
Note, although Ballard Power's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Ballard Power Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(787K)1.4M(23.0M)(6.5M)(914.5K)(960.2K)
Change In Cash(44.4M)615.6M360.5M(210.2M)(162.6M)(154.5M)
Free Cash Flow(28.2M)(55.8M)(95.2M)(166.7M)(145.9M)(138.6M)
Depreciation7.5M7.6M9.8M13.4M13.5M9.9M
Other Non Cash Items(392K)(832K)26.2M(19.3M)58.7M61.7M
Capital Expenditures13.9M12.9M14.7M34.5M41.4M43.4M
Net Income(39.1M)(51.4M)(114.2M)(121.7M)(177.7M)(168.8M)
End Period Cash Flow147.8M763.4M1.1B913.7M751.1M788.7M
Investments(32.7M)(36.4M)(63.8M)(75.6M)(54.3M)(51.6M)
Net Borrowings(2.1M)(2.5M)(2.8M)(3.3M)(3.0M)(2.8M)
Change To Netincome17.4M18.0M35.6M38.4M44.2M46.4M

Ballard Power Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Ballard Power or Electrical Equipment sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Ballard Power's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Ballard stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.43
β
Beta against Dow Jones-0.66
σ
Overall volatility
4.16
Ir
Information ratio -0.15

Ballard Power Volatility Alert

Ballard Power Systems exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.83 and kurtosis of 4.85. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Ballard Power's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Ballard Power's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Ballard Power Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Ballard Power's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Ballard Power's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Ballard Power and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Ballard Power or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Ballard Power's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Ballard Power by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Ballard Power to competition
FundamentalsBallard PowerPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.37-0.31
Return On Asset-0.11-0.14
Operating Margin(3.18) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation(226.17 M)16.62 B
Shares Outstanding299.42 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders15.53 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions26.05 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted13.77 M4.71 M
Price To Earning(86.55) X28.72 X
Price To Book0.53 X9.51 X
Price To Sales4.27 X11.42 X
Revenue102.37 M9.43 B
Gross Profit(13.1 M)27.38 B
EBITDA(122.27 M)3.9 B
Net Income(177.72 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents957.43 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.21 X5.01 X
Total Debt17.9 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.01 %48.70 %
Current Ratio14.44 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share2.40 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations(104.57 M)971.22 M
Short Ratio4.49 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(1.09) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth(3,427) X4.89 X
Target Price2.67
Number Of Employees1.17 K18.84 K
Beta1.75-0.15
Market Capitalization392.52 M19.03 B
Total Asset1.07 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(1.74 B)9.33 B
Working Capital794.15 M1.48 B
Current Asset87.57 M9.34 B

Ballard Power Market Momentum

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