What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for BLDP Q1 Earnings?

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDP) (TSE:BLD) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ballard Power Systems in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 6th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin expects that the technology company will earn ($0.10) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ballard Power Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.48) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Ballard Power Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.09) EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP) (TSE:BLD) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 12th. The technology company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $16.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.36 million. Ballard Power Systems had a negative return on equity of 16.20% and a negative net margin of 177.95%. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.10) earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on BLDP. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Ballard Power Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. HSBC cut Ballard Power Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Susquehanna cut their price target on Ballard Power Systems from $2.00 to $1.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. National Bankshares lowered their price objective on shares of Ballard Power Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Raymond James cut their target price on shares of Ballard Power Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ballard Power Systems has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $2.87.

Ballard Power Systems Trading Down 0.7 %

BLDP stock opened at $1.34 on Thursday. Ballard Power Systems has a 12 month low of $1.32 and a 12 month high of $4.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1.68 and its 200 day moving average is $2.21. The company has a market capitalization of $401.22 million, a PE ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 10.90 and a quick ratio of 10.05.

Institutional Trading of Ballard Power Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Decade Renewable Partners LP purchased a new position in Ballard Power Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $450,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Ballard Power Systems by 8.8% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,321,782 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,224,000 after purchasing an additional 186,833 shares in the last quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Ballard Power Systems in the 2nd quarter worth $219,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ballard Power Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Ballard Power Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $154,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.02% of the company’s stock.

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.