Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $1.62 -0.06 (-3.57%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.62 +0.00 (+0.31%) 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, RUN, TSLA, CHPT, WMT, BE, NOVT, 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), Sunrun (RUN), Tesla (TSLA), ChargePoint (CHPT), Walmart (WMT), Bloom Energy (BE), Novanta (NOVT), and QuantumScape (QS). Plug Power vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Ballard Power Systems FuelCell Energy Sunrun Tesla ChargePoint Walmart Bloom Energy Novanta QuantumScape Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Is PLUG or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -312.29%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plug Power-312.29% -82.21% -47.92% Amazon.com 10.14%24.14%10.90% Which has better earnings and 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$628.81M2.95-$2.10B-$2.47-0.66Amazon.com$637.96B3.74$59.25B$6.1436.65 Which has more volatility & risk, PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PLUG or AMZN? Plug Power presently has a consensus target price of $1.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $249.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.84%. Given Plug Power's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Amazon.com.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) 2.06Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor PLUG or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 275 more articles in the media than Plug Power. MarketBeat recorded 302 mentions for Amazon.com and 27 mentions for Plug Power. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Plug Power's score of 0.89 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 163 Very Positive mention(s) 64 Positive mention(s) 35 Neutral mention(s) 21 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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. 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$1.93B$24.47B$7.59B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A1.00%4.52%4.01%P/E Ratio-0.6618.4524.4919.92Price / Sales2.9532.33117.7799.65Price / CashN/A19.5827.4558.16Price / Book0.823.754.415.49Net Income-$2.10B$701.94M$791.63M$250.27M7 Day Performance11.34%5.50%0.77%4.78%1 Month Performance17.39%8.84%4.77%7.20%1 Year Performance-44.71%-10.54%29.08%17.27% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power4.2078 of 5 stars$1.62-3.6%$1.83+12.9%-37.5%$1.93B$628.81M-0.663,224Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.504 of 5 stars$222.66-0.3%$245.60+10.3%+11.2%$2.37T$637.96B36.341,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionBLDPBallard Power Systems1.1666 of 5 stars$1.70-4.2%$2.09+23.3%-18.5%$511.24M$69.73M-1.671,370Options VolumeGap DownFCELFuelCell Energy4.204 of 5 stars$5.28-4.1%$9.86+86.9%-68.1%$120.68M$129.42M-0.70510Trending NewsRUNSunrun4.6845 of 5 stars$10.85+3.4%$13.72+26.4%-21.9%$2.48B$2.04B-0.8911,058Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpTSLATesla4.7154 of 5 stars$292.03-7.4%$301.60+3.3%+17.7%$940.31B$97.69B160.40125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCHPTChargePoint2.2966 of 5 stars$0.68-4.9%$1.39+105.0%-64.1%$309.74M$417.08M-1.131,395Gap DownWMTWalmart4.8921 of 5 stars$98.53+0.2%$106.67+8.3%+34.8%$784.79B$680.99B42.032,100,000Trending NewsBEBloom Energy3.5085 of 5 stars$24.50+1.1%$22.97-6.2%+101.0%$5.69B$1.47B-489.902,127Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeNOVTNovanta1.6792 of 5 stars$129.85-2.6%$160.00+23.2%-15.9%$4.69B$949.24M66.463,000QSQuantumScape0.6221 of 5 stars$6.74-4.1%$5.19-23.0%+67.6%$3.78BN/A-7.43850Trending NewsInsider TradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Alternatives Ballard Power Systems Alternatives FuelCell Energy Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Tesla Alternatives ChargePoint Alternatives Walmart Alternatives Bloom Energy Alternatives Novanta 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 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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