Ballard Power Systems Inc: (NASD: BLDP)

$1.31

0.11 (9.12%)

Volume 1,218,382

May 24 11:12 AM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		1.19 - 1.34
	
		52wk Low - High
		0.56 - 1.54
	
		Previous Close
		1.20
	
		Avg. Volume
		633,221
	
		Industry
		ELEC-MISC COMPONENTS
	
		Market Cap
		110.28 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.65
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.26
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.26
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.06
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-12-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.32
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
Ballard Power Systems focuses on developing and bringing to market PEM fuel cell systems for transportation, stationary, and portable applications. Ballard now offers key subsystems and components that are based on technology developed in support of Ballard fuel cell products.  Their focus is on further enhancing product performance, reducing costs, designing market-viable products, developing additional volume-manufacturing capabilities, and continuing to build customer and supplier relationships.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.06	-0.06	-0.26	-0.19
Number of Estimates	1	1	1	1
Low Estimate	-0.06	-0.06	-0.26	-0.19
High Estimate	-0.06	-0.06	-0.26	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.08	-0.10	-0.36	-0.26
EPS Growth	25.00%	40.00%	27.78%	26.92%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
BALLARD PWR SYS	BLDP	1.20
MAXWELL TECH	MXWL	6.79
STONERIDGE INC	SRI	10.53
AU OPTRONCS-ADR	AUO	4.42
CALAMP CORP	CAMP	12.30
CTS CORP	CTS	11.42
LITTELFUSE INC	LFUS	73.17
UNI-PIXEL INC	UNXL	22.35
AAC TECH HLDGS	AACAY	53.70
ADV PHOTONIX -A	API	0.47

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:ELEC-MISC COMPONENTS

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Maxwell's Prelim Numbers for 4Q and 1Q

May 06, 2013

Zacks Rank #5 Additions for Tuesday

Feb 05, 2013

Zacks Rank #5 Additions for Friday

Jan 25, 2013

Report for BLDP

May 17, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.32
Sales	44
Net Income	-41
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	1.76
Price/Cash Flow	NA
Price/Sales	2.07

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News

5 Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar - TheStreet.com

May 23, 2013

Stock to Watch: Ballard Power Systems Up 6.0% (BLDP) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

Traders Get Bullish on Shares of Ballard Power Systems, Shares Up 6.0% (BLDP) - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 22, 2013

Ballard-Sponsored Webinar Highlights Reliability of Fuel Cell Systems in Extreme Situations - Cnw Group

May 16, 2013

Ballard-Sponsored Webinar Highlights Reliability of Fuel Cell Systems in Extreme Situations - Pr Newswire

May 16, 2013

Ballard Anticipates Powering 80% of European Fuel Cell Buses in Revenue Service in 2014 - Cnw Group

May 14, 2013

Ballard Anticipates Powering 80% of European Fuel Cell Buses in Revenue Service in 2014 - Pr Newswire

May 14, 2013

Ballard Sees Positive Developments in Clean Energy Fuel Cell Material Handling Market - Cnw Group

May 8, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.33
ABR (Last Week)	2.33
# of recs in ABR	3
Average Target Price	NA
Industry Rank by ABR	223 out of 265
Rank in Industry	23 out of 39

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