At the time of writing, Ballard Power Systems Inc. [BLDP] stock is trading at $3.27, up 17.63%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BLDP shares have gain 18.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.14%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 1, April 2024, Ballard announces $54 million of additional funding support, bringing total U.S. federal funding to $94 million for Ballard’s fuel cell Gigafactory in Texas. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) announced it has been awarded $54 million of investment tax credits from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as part of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C), funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The 48C program, which provides 30% investment tax credits for selected clean energy manufacturing projects, is designed to support secure and resilient domestic clean energy supply chains. Ballard plans to use the $54 million in tax credits to support the build-out of a new fuel cell Gigafactory in Rockwall, Texas.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ballard Power Systems Inc. [NASDAQ: BLDP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 24, 2023, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $4.50 for it. Previously, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock with Hold rating on September 25, 2023, and set its price target to $4.50. On July 05, 2023, Citigroup initiated with a Neutral rating. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $5 on June 27, 2023. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $4.25 on June 14, 2023. Scotiabank started tracking with a Sector Perform rating for this stock on March 10, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $7.25. In a note dated January 06, 2023, Wells Fargo downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Ballard Power Systems Inc. fluctuated between $2.66 and $5.68. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $9.25 within the next 12 months. Ballard Power Systems Inc. [NASDAQ: BLDP] shares were valued at $3.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 182.87% based on the average BLDP price forecast.
Analyzing the BLDP fundamentals
According to Ballard Power Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:BLDP], the company’s sales were 102.37M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 125.47% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at -1.58%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -1.35%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -1.64%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.16, Equity is -0.16 and Total Capital is -0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.02.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 3.08 points at the first support level, and at 2.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 3.38, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 3.50.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. [BLDP] reported earnings per share of -$0.16 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.13/share, meaning a difference of -$0.03 and a surprise factor of -23.10%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were -$0.21 per share as compared to estimates of -$0.13 per share, a difference of -$0.08 representing a surprise of -61.50%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ballard Power Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:BLDP] has a current ratio of 12.25. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 11.60, while the Cash Ratio is 10.64. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.55, the price to book ratio is 0.99.
