Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.51 +0.07 (+4.86%) Closing price 09/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.54 +0.03 (+2.32%) As of 06:36 AM 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, CHPT, WMT, QS, NOVT, RUN, and ATKRShould 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), ChargePoint (CHPT), Walmart (WMT), QuantumScape (QS), Novanta (NOVT), Sunrun (RUN), and Atkore (ATKR). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Tesla ChargePoint Walmart QuantumScape Novanta Sunrun Atkore Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. 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% Which has more volatility and risk, PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 232 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 240 mentions for Amazon.com and 8 mentions for Plug Power. Plug Power's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.14 indicating that Plug Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plug Power 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 170 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & 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, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$628.81M2.77-$2.10B-$2.31-0.65Amazon.com$637.96B3.84$59.25B$6.5635.05 Do analysts rate PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power currently has a consensus target price of $1.88, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 14.32%. Given Plug Power's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAmazon.com beats Plug Power on 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$1.66B$25.09B$7.71B$10.07BDividend YieldN/A0.94%4.57%4.62%P/E Ratio-0.6520.92314.3526.20Price / Sales2.7729.30211.1091.87Price / CashN/A21.1828.7759.91Price / Book0.764.154.586.28Net Income-$2.10B$702.35M$798.53M$270.85M7 Day Performance3.42%5.20%0.94%3.58%1 Month Performance-1.95%8.28%1.28%6.67%1 Year Performance-22.16%8.54%26.89%27.73% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power3.8758 of 5 stars$1.51+4.9%$1.88+24.6%-22.2%$1.66B$628.81M-0.653,224Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8394 of 5 stars$238.24+1.0%$262.87+10.3%+24.6%$2.52T$637.96B36.321,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBLDPBallard Power Systems0.9733 of 5 stars$1.89-2.6%$1.51-19.9%+17.1%$583.12M$69.73M-1.911,370FCELFuelCell Energy4.0574 of 5 stars$5.18+22.7%$9.86+90.3%-51.9%$96.18M$112.13M-0.69510Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTSLATesla4.2173 of 5 stars$346.97+0.2%$303.00-12.7%+61.7%$1.12T$97.69B200.56125,665Trending NewsInsider TradeCHPTChargePoint1.9905 of 5 stars$10.50-3.2%$13.67+30.2%-62.4%$248.57M$417.08M-0.901,395WMTWalmart4.6635 of 5 stars$102.34+0.1%$110.76+8.2%+30.2%$815.46B$680.99B38.472,100,000Trending NewsQSQuantumScape0.5587 of 5 stars$8.52-10.2%$5.88-30.9%+50.9%$5.37BN/A-9.91850High Trading VolumeNOVTNovanta2.4497 of 5 stars$115.17-0.3%$133.00+15.5%-29.4%$4.16B$949.24M67.753,000Positive NewsRUNSunrun3.2819 of 5 stars$16.03-5.3%$14.63-8.8%-16.4%$3.90B$2.04B-1.3811,058Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeATKRAtkore2.9431 of 5 stars$58.19-0.6%$79.57+36.7%-24.8%$1.97B$3.20B18.655,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Ballard Power Systems Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Tesla Alternatives ChargePoint Alternatives Walmart Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Novanta Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Atkore 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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