Ballard Power Systems Inc [NASDAQ: BLDP] plunged by $8989998.53 during the normal trading session on Wednesday and reaching a high of $1.49 during the day while it closed the day at $8990000.0.
Ballard Power Systems Inc stock has also loss -10.83% of its value over the past 7 days. However, BLDP stock has inclined by 9.38% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -6.67% and lost -45.74% year-on date.
The market cap for BLDP stock reached $419.76 million, with 299.83 million shares outstanding and 249.72 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 8.99M shares, BLDP reached a trading volume of 7518271 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BLDP shares is $1.79 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BLDP stock is a recommendation set at 3.40. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Ballard Power Systems Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on April 17, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on November 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Ballard Power Systems Inc stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.64, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.93.
BLDP stock trade performance evaluation
Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -10.83. With this latest performance, BLDP shares gained by 3.70% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -15.66% in the past year of trading.
Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP] shares currently have an operating margin of -218.85% and a Gross Margin at -36.16%. Ballard Power Systems Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -430.16%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -33.59%, with Return on Assets sitting at -33.59%.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BLDP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Ballard Power Systems Inc go to 35.48%.
Ballard Power Systems Inc [BLDP]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $25.60%, or 30.30% of BLDP stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BLDP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 9.54 million shares, which is approximately 3.1871%. LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC, holding 7.81 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$17.64 million in BLDP stocks shares; and LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC, currently with $$15.86 million in BLDP stock with ownership which is approximately 2.3537%.
