Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.68 +0.14 (+9.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.66 -0.01 (-0.89%) As of 07:59 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, CHPT, WMT, QS, NOVT, RUN, and ENVXShould 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 Enovix (ENVX). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Tesla ChargePoint Walmart QuantumScape Novanta Sunrun Enovix Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate AMZN or PLUG? Amazon.com currently has a consensus price target of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Plug Power has a consensus price target of $1.88, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Plug Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Plug Power 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94 Does the media favor AMZN or PLUG? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 231 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 246 mentions for Amazon.com and 15 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Plug Power's score of 0.05 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 161 Very Positive mention(s) 46 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Plug Power 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AMZN or PLUG 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 Amazon.com10.54% 23.84% 11.14% Plug Power -292.84%-90.22%-50.27% Which has better valuation & earnings, AMZN or PLUG? 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 RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.83$59.25B$6.5634.88Plug Power$628.81M3.09-$2.10B-$2.31-0.73 Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or PLUG? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plug Power has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMZN or PLUG? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmazon.com beats Plug Power on 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLUG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$1.78B$23.92B$7.64B$9.58BDividend YieldN/A0.98%4.56%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.7320.2926.1326.05Price / Sales3.0928.2499.70116.07Price / CashN/A20.4628.3958.48Price / Book1.103.984.096.61Net Income-$2.10B$702.35M$796.69M$265.56M7 Day Performance-1.18%2.92%0.60%1.98%1 Month Performance-8.70%3.34%1.19%1.33%1 Year Performance-20.75%3.35%27.76%21.15% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power3.7289 of 5 stars$1.68+9.1%$1.88+12.0%-30.0%$1.78B$628.81M-0.733,224AMZNAmazon.com4.6796 of 5 stars$228.01-1.5%$262.87+15.3%+23.2%$2.47T$637.96B34.761,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeBLDPBallard Power Systems1.1381 of 5 stars$1.94-2.5%$1.51-22.0%-0.5%$596.74M$69.73M-1.961,370Analyst RevisionFCELFuelCell Energy4.3032 of 5 stars$4.04-4.5%$9.86+144.0%-71.0%$96.41M$112.13M-0.54510Positive NewsTSLATesla4.3908 of 5 stars$329.31-1.7%$303.31-7.9%+43.4%$1.08T$97.69B190.35125,665Trending NewsCHPTChargePoint2.146 of 5 stars$12.06-3.2%$27.88+131.2%-70.7%$285.23M$417.08M-1.001,395WMTWalmart4.6589 of 5 stars$101.31+0.6%$109.89+8.5%+30.1%$803.63B$685.09B43.302,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeQSQuantumScape0.7635 of 5 stars$7.90-10.3%$5.90-25.3%+27.9%$4.98BN/A-9.18850Short Interest ↓NOVTNovanta1.3408 of 5 stars$120.180.0%$133.00+10.7%-36.8%$4.33B$949.24M70.693,000Positive NewsRUNSunrun3.7415 of 5 stars$15.49-0.1%$14.63-5.6%-24.9%$3.58B$2.04B-1.3311,058Insider TradeGap UpENVXEnovix2.947 of 5 stars$10.00-1.7%$18.90+89.0%-2.2%$2.00B$23.07M-11.90340 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 Enovix 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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