How to buy Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) stocks

Ballard Power Systems is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Ballard Power Systems shares (BLDP) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $1.62 – the same closing value as a week prior. Ballard Power Systems employs 1,173 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $92 million.

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Ballard Power Systems stock price (NASDAQ: BLDP)

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• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$1.62
52-week range	$1.23 - $3.83
50-day moving average more info button	$1.53
200-day moving average more info button	$2.22
Wall St. target price	$2.73
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-1.09

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Ballard Power Systems price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $1.5 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-7.41%
1 month (2024-11-22)	14.50%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-10.18%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-41.86%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-58.90%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-70.93%
3 years (2021-12-21)	12.54
5 years (2019-12-20)	6.79

Ballard Power Systems financials

Revenue TTM	$92 million
Gross profit TTM	$-13,095,000
Return on assets TTM	-11.2%
Return on equity TTM	-37.08%
Profit margin	0%
Book value	$2.40
Market Capitalization more info button	$459.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Ballard Power Systems stock dividends

We're not expecting Ballard Power Systems to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Ballard Power Systems's stocks ever split?

Ballard Power Systems's stocks were split on a 3:1 basis on 2 June 1998 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ballard Power Systems stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Ballard Power Systems stocks, which in turn could have impacted Ballard Power Systems's stock price.

Ballard Power Systems stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ballard Power Systems's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $1.23 up to $3.83. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ballard Power Systems's is 1.746. This would suggest that Ballard Power Systems's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ballard Power Systems overview

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. It also engages in the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services, and training; and provision of engineering services, product and systems integration services, and related technology transfer for a variety of PEM fuel cell applications. It operates in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, India, Taiwan, Spain, Norway, Australia, Japan, and internationally. The company has a strategic alliance with Linamar Corporation for the co-development and sale of fuel cell powertrains and components for class 1 and 2 vehicles in North America and Europe. Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Ballard Power Systems is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 15.534% of Ballard Power Systems stocks are held by insiders and 26.993% by institutions. How many people work for Ballard Power Systems?
Latest data suggests 1,173 work at Ballard Power Systems. When does the fiscal year end for Ballard Power Systems?
Ballard Power Systems's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Ballard Power Systems based?
Ballard Power Systems's address is: 9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J 5J8 What is Ballard Power Systems's ISIN number?
Ballard Power Systems's international securities identification number is: CA0585861085 What is Ballard Power Systems's CUSIP number?
Ballard Power Systems's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 058586108

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