Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $3.87 -0.26 (-6.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.84 -0.04 (-0.90%) As of 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLUG vs. AMZN, BLDP, FCEL, TSLA, BE, CHPT, WMT, RRX, CAE, and QSShould you be buying Plug Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plug Power include Amazon.com (AMZN), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Tesla (TSLA), Bloom Energy (BE), ChargePoint (CHPT), Walmart (WMT), Regal Rexnord (RRX), CAE (CAE), and QuantumScape (QS). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Tesla Bloom Energy ChargePoint Walmart Regal Rexnord CAE QuantumScape Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PLUG or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -292.84%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-292.84% -90.22% -50.27% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Do analysts rate PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power presently has a consensus price target of $2.19, indicating a potential downside of 43.45%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $266.26, indicating a potential upside of 20.05%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Plug Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 6 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 47 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04 Does the media prefer PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 187 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 250 mentions for Amazon.com and 63 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Plug Power's score of 0.64 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plug Power 23 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 150 Very Positive mention(s) 43 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 22 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLUG or AMZN? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLUG or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlug Power$628.81M7.11-$2.10B-$2.31-1.68Amazon.com$670.04B3.53$59.25B$6.5633.81 SummaryAmazon.com beats Plug Power on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plug Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLUG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlug PowerMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.47B$26.06B$7.82B$10.53BDividend YieldN/A0.92%4.57%4.67%P/E Ratio-1.6820.89301.8726.86Price / Sales7.11121.861,305.70185.42Price / CashN/A21.8828.1831.10Price / Book1.954.194.946.72Net Income-$2.10B$702.35M$791.48M$276.44M7 Day Performance66.09%3.21%1.54%3.13%1 Month Performance165.07%11.22%5.16%10.21%1 Year Performance72.00%7.44%30.32%40.35% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power2.8961 of 5 stars$3.87-6.3%$2.19-43.5%+92.1%$4.47B$628.81M-1.683,224Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMZNAmazon.com4.8565 of 5 stars$219.57-1.2%$265.09+20.7%+18.4%$2.37T$637.96B33.471,556,000Trending NewsBLDPBallard Power Systems1.0692 of 5 stars$2.72-0.7%$1.51-44.4%+114.7%$823.58M$69.73M-2.751,370FCELFuelCell Energy3.4342 of 5 stars$7.80+0.3%$8.78+12.5%+0.1%$251.26M$112.13M-0.85510Positive NewsGap UpTSLATesla4.1292 of 5 stars$444.72+0.3%$337.15-24.2%+81.2%$1.47T$97.69B257.06125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBEBloom Energy3.6163 of 5 stars$84.70+15.1%$38.29-54.8%+704.1%$17.22B$1.47B2,118.032,127Analyst ForecastGap UpCHPTChargePoint2.1028 of 5 stars$10.93-1.1%$13.56+24.0%-57.5%$258.05M$417.08M-0.941,395WMTWalmart4.551 of 5 stars$103.070.0%$112.38+9.0%+26.9%$821.84B$680.99B38.752,100,000Positive NewsRRXRegal Rexnord4.8915 of 5 stars$143.46-0.6%$181.63+26.6%-10.5%$9.58B$6.03B38.1530,800Positive NewsCAECAE4.1928 of 5 stars$29.62+0.6%$33.67+13.7%+55.5%$9.44B$3.28B32.1913,000QSQuantumScape0.8944 of 5 stars$12.32-0.5%$5.88-52.2%+178.7%$7.01BN/A-14.32850 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Ballard Power Systems Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Bloom Energy Alternatives ChargePoint Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Regal Rexnord Alternatives CAE Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLUG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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