Analyst sees FuelCell Energy poised for large deals FuelCell Energy Analyst sees FuelCell Energy poised for large deals FuelCell Energy (FCEL) is poised to obtain "sizeable" contracts and could reach profitability, research firm Stifel wrote in a note to investors earlier today. FuelCell Energy develops fuel cell power plants. WHAT'S NEW: FuelCell's statements about large contracts during its first quarter earnings conference were "encouraging," wrote Stifel analyst Jeffrey Osborne. Specifically, the company said that it was "waiting on final customer and regulatory approval," adding that "inquiries and activity levels globally remain high," noted Osborne. FuelCell is well-positioned to obtain close to 100 megawatts of large scale projects in the U.S., the analyst believes. In coming months FuelCell will obtain "sizable" deals that will increase investors' interest in the stock and put the company on the path to profitability, forecast the analyst. Osborne hiked his price target on the stock to $4.10 from $2.30 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. Taking a much more pessimistic view on FuelCell was research firm Ardour, which downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy in a note to investors earlier today. FuelCell reported Q1 profits and revenue that were in-line with expectations, but its backlog continued to decline and its product gross margin fell, Ardour noted. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Recently the shares of fuel cell makers have spiked after Morgan Stanley speculated that a battery factory being launched by Tesla (TSLA) could enable utility customers to stop using the power grid. Additionally, fuel cell supplier Plug Power (PLUG) last month revealed that it had sold 1,738 hydrogen fuel cells to Wal-Mart (WMT). In a report published yesterday that was critical of Plug Power, Citron Research said the fair value of its stock is 50c and that "with no fundamental changes now or expected in its business model," Plug Power "has 'bust' written all over it." |