Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY – Get Free Report) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE – Get Free Report) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Vestas Wind Systems AS and Bloom Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vestas Wind Systems AS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.71 |
| Bloom Energy | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2.58 |
Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $246.18, suggesting a potential upside of 3.44%. Given Bloom Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Vestas Wind Systems AS.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vestas Wind Systems AS | 4.44% | 24.02% | 3.33% |
| Bloom Energy | 7.87% | 35.45% | 8.30% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Vestas Wind Systems AS and Bloom Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vestas Wind Systems AS | $21.29 billion | 1.52 | $880.23 million | $0.33 | 32.76 |
| Bloom Energy | $2.02 billion | 34.63 | -$88.43 million | $0.75 | 317.33 |
Vestas Wind Systems AS has higher revenue and earnings than Bloom Energy. Vestas Wind Systems AS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloom Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Vestas Wind Systems AS has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.79, suggesting that its share price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bloom Energy beats Vestas Wind Systems AS on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vestas Wind Systems AS
Vestas Wind Systems A/S engages in the design, manufacture, installation, and services of wind turbines the United States, Denmark, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Power Solutions and Service. The Power Solutions segment offers onshore and offshore wind power plants, wind turbines, development sites, etc. The Service segment engages in the sale of service contracts, spare parts, and related activities. Vestas Wind Systems A/S was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.
About Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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