Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.49 +0.33 (+28.45%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLUG vs. NOVT, QS, ATKR, ENVX, ENR, RUN, STEM, MVST, FLNC, and EOSEShould you be buying Plug Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plug Power include Novanta (NOVT), QuantumScape (QS), Atkore (ATKR), Enovix (ENVX), Energizer (ENR), Sunrun (RUN), Stem (STEM), Microvast (MVST), Fluence Energy (FLNC), and Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Novanta QuantumScape Atkore Enovix Energizer Sunrun Stem Microvast Fluence Energy Eos Energy Enterprises Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is PLUG or NOVT more profitable? Novanta has a net margin of 7.42% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -312.29%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.06% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-312.29% -82.21% -47.92% Novanta 7.42%15.06%7.97% Does the media refer more to PLUG or NOVT? In the previous week, Plug Power had 10 more articles in the media than Novanta. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Plug Power and 5 mentions for Novanta. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Plug Power's score of 0.51 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plug Power 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Novanta 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PLUG or NOVT? Plug Power presently has a consensus price target of $1.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.55%. Novanta has a consensus price target of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.52%. Given Plug Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Novanta.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plug Power 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Novanta 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, PLUG or NOVT? Novanta has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Plug Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlug Power$628.81M2.70-$2.10B-$2.47-0.60Novanta$951.70M4.90$64.09M$1.9666.09 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLUG or NOVT? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Novanta shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Plug Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Novanta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PLUG or NOVT? Plug Power has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novanta has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNovanta beats Plug Power on 10 of the 16 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$1.70B$24.18B$7.44B$8.89BDividend YieldN/A1.02%4.56%4.14%P/E Ratio-0.6022.3624.6119.71Price / Sales2.7024.99110.96108.44Price / CashN/A19.1026.5327.49Price / Book0.753.624.325.41Net Income-$2.10B$701.94M$790.28M$248.42M7 Day Performance35.78%6.07%2.57%2.35%1 Month Performance68.43%7.74%4.54%4.75%1 Year Performance-36.48%-9.28%30.42%17.40% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power4.0092 of 5 stars$1.49+28.4%$1.83+22.7%-50.2%$1.71B$628.81M-0.603,224Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeNOVTNovanta3.0286 of 5 stars$120.22-0.3%$160.00+33.1%-20.3%$4.33B$949.24M61.403,000News CoveragePositive NewsQSQuantumScape0.5012 of 5 stars$4.18-2.7%$5.19+24.2%+34.5%$2.34BN/A-4.61850Insider TradeATKRAtkore2.6443 of 5 stars$66.63+0.4%$79.57+19.4%-47.3%$2.25B$3.20B12.855,600ENVXEnovix2.2635 of 5 stars$7.92-3.8%$17.27+118.1%-36.0%$1.52B$23.07M-6.14340ENREnergizer4.3135 of 5 stars$20.14+1.6%$31.63+57.0%-31.4%$1.46B$2.89B27.625,600RUNSunrun4.5358 of 5 stars$6.02-3.4%$13.43+123.1%-37.4%$1.38B$2.04B-0.5011,058Gap UpSTEMStem2.6569 of 5 stars$7.81-6.7%$22.22+184.7%-70.9%$1.30B$144.58M-1.58660News CoverageMVSTMicrovast1.1673 of 5 stars$3.72-5.0%$3.00-19.2%+785.8%$1.21B$379.80M-8.621,921FLNCFluence Energy3.4237 of 5 stars$5.45-6.6%$8.12+49.1%-64.6%$995.80M$2.70B-24.931,595Positive NewsEOSEEos Energy Enterprises2.0952 of 5 stars$4.22-6.0%$6.50+54.0%+247.2%$959.29M$15.61M-0.95250Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Novanta Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Atkore Alternatives Enovix Alternatives Energizer Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Stem Alternatives Microvast Alternatives Fluence Energy 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 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Is Pumping Again – Now Comes the Real OpportunityThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA major change is quietly going into effect this July — and Wall Street is already positioning for it. 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