Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is GTLS or PLUG more profitable?

Chart Industries has a net margin of -0.14% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -100.41%. Chart Industries' return on equity of 9.07% beat Plug Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chart Industries	-0.14%	9.07%	3.66%
Plug Power	-100.41%	-18.72%	-13.45%

Do analysts recommend GTLS or PLUG?

Chart Industries currently has a consensus price target of $192.31, suggesting a potential upside of 46.32%. Plug Power has a consensus price target of $20.34, suggesting a potential upside of 121.82%. Given Plug Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than Chart Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chart Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Plug Power	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to GTLS or PLUG?

In the previous week, Plug Power had 19 more articles in the media than Chart Industries. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Plug Power and 8 mentions for Chart Industries. Plug Power's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Chart Industries' score of 0.67 indicating that Plug Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chart Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plug Power	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GTLS or PLUG?

52.1% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chart Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plug Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GTLS or PLUG?

Plug Power received 262 more outperform votes than Chart Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.06% of users gave Plug Power an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave Chart Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chart Industries	Outperform Votes 470 63.43%	Underperform Votes 271 36.57%
Plug Power	Outperform Votes 732 69.06%	Underperform Votes 328 30.94%

Which has more volatility and risk, GTLS or PLUG?

Chart Industries has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plug Power has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GTLS or PLUG?

Chart Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Plug Power. Chart Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plug Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chart Industries	$1.61 billion	3.48	$24 million	-$0.20	-657.15
Plug Power	$701.44 million	7.85	-$724.01 million	-$1.33	-6.89

Summary

Plug Power beats Chart Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.