Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.91 +0.23 (+13.45%) As of 03:01 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 EOSEShould 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 Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Tesla ChargePoint Walmart QuantumScape Novanta Sunrun Eos Energy Enterprises 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 profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power currently has a consensus target price of $1.88, indicating a potential downside of 2.30%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $263.30, indicating a potential upside of 14.03%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Plug Power.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 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% Does the media refer more to PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 243 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 253 mentions for Amazon.com and 10 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Plug Power's score of 0.82 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 189 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger 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$628.81M3.54-$2.10B-$2.31-0.83Amazon.com$637.96B3.86$59.25B$6.5635.20 Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLUG or AMZN? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are held by company 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 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. 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. 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$2.24B$25.25B$7.73B$10.26BDividend YieldN/A0.93%4.56%4.63%P/E Ratio-0.8420.85307.1726.57Price / Sales3.5433.61216.33122.51Price / CashN/A21.4928.9260.49Price / Book0.974.144.666.34Net Income-$2.10B$702.35M$798.53M$270.99M7 Day Performance33.68%2.89%1.22%2.67%1 Month Performance13.24%3.97%1.92%7.23%1 Year Performance-7.89%5.89%25.04%27.97% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power2.6711 of 5 stars$1.90+12.8%$1.88-0.8%-14.7%$2.22B$628.81M-0.833,224Options VolumeAMZNAmazon.com4.8587 of 5 stars$234.05+1.1%$263.30+12.5%+26.6%$2.47T$637.96B35.681,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBLDPBallard Power Systems0.7956 of 5 stars$2.20+1.4%$1.51-31.2%+32.5%$652.25M$69.73M-2.221,370News CoverageFCELFuelCell Energy4.0696 of 5 stars$6.79+3.0%$9.86+45.2%-51.9%$150.19M$112.13M-0.74510Analyst ForecastTSLATesla4.2627 of 5 stars$421.62+2.8%$303.00-28.1%+85.9%$1.32T$97.69B243.71125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCHPTChargePoint2.3539 of 5 stars$10.66-0.2%$13.67+28.2%-60.8%$249.41M$417.08M-0.921,395WMTWalmart4.648 of 5 stars$103.40-0.3%$110.76+7.1%+28.3%$826.70B$680.99B38.872,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeQSQuantumScape0.6282 of 5 stars$10.16-1.9%$5.88-42.1%+73.1%$5.86BN/A-11.81850Insider TradeGap DownNOVTNovanta2.6697 of 5 stars$114.26+0.4%$133.00+16.4%-33.5%$4.09B$949.24M67.213,000Positive NewsRUNSunrun3.0824 of 5 stars$16.24-1.3%$14.81-8.8%-16.0%$3.80B$2.04B-1.4011,058EOSEEos Energy Enterprises1.3415 of 5 stars$8.29+0.1%$7.20-13.1%+201.5%$2.15B$15.61M-1.59250Positive News 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 Eos Energy Enterprises 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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