Plug Power (PLUG) Competitors $0.82 +0.04 (+4.59%) Closing price 05/20/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.81 -0.02 (-2.06%) As of 07:14 AM 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. XCH, RUN, ATKR, QS, ENR, ENVX, EOSE, MVST, FLNC, and BYRNShould you be buying Plug Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plug Power include XCHG (XCH), Sunrun (RUN), Atkore (ATKR), QuantumScape (QS), Energizer (ENR), Enovix (ENVX), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), Microvast (MVST), Fluence Energy (FLNC), and Byrna Technologies (BYRN). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. Plug Power vs. XCHG Sunrun Atkore QuantumScape Energizer Enovix Eos Energy Enterprises Microvast Fluence Energy Byrna Technologies XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend XCH or PLUG? Plug Power has a consensus price target of $1.83, suggesting a potential upside of 121.65%. Given Plug Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plug Power is more favorable than XCHG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XCHG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Plug Power 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06 Is XCH or PLUG more profitable? XCHG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Plug Power's net margin of -214.05%. XCHG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Plug Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XCHGN/A N/A N/A Plug Power -214.05%-46.99%-28.91% Does the media refer more to XCH or PLUG? In the previous week, Plug Power had 51 more articles in the media than XCHG. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Plug Power and 1 mentions for XCHG. Plug Power's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat XCHG's score of 0.00 indicating that Plug Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment XCHG 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Plug Power 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XCH or PLUG? 43.5% of Plug Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Plug Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XCH or PLUG? Plug Power received 757 more outperform votes than XCHG when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXCHGN/AN/APlug PowerOutperform Votes75764.76% Underperform Votes41235.24% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XCH or PLUG? XCHG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plug Power. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXCHG$42.20M77.42N/AN/AN/APlug Power$642.22M1.39-$1.37B-$2.47-0.33 SummaryPlug Power beats XCHG on 9 of the 13 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PowerElectrical industrial apparatus IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$889.63M$1.58B$7.72B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A0.54%4.58%4.11%P/E Ratio-0.3911.3823.9920.05Price / Sales1.39120.3592.25116.44Price / CashN/A14.8326.8934.62Price / Book0.171.934.014.61Net Income-$1.37B-$167.38M$805.86M$248.19M7 Day Performance5.06%3.01%1.41%2.97%1 Month Performance4.62%24.10%12.21%16.58%1 Year Performance-73.21%-42.69%18.37%8.16% Plug Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUGPlug Power4.5975 of 5 stars$0.83+4.6%$1.83+121.6%-74.2%$889.63M$642.22M-0.392,450Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeXCHXCHGN/A$1.31-2.9%N/AN/A$3.11B$42.20M0.00165Gap DownRUNSunrun4.4856 of 5 stars$11.11-9.3%$14.92+34.2%+1.1%$2.51B$2.08B-6.0412,400Analyst ForecastGap UpATKRAtkore2.3824 of 5 stars$68.42-0.7%$77.57+13.4%-56.6%$2.30B$2.97B6.625,000Positive NewsQSQuantumScape1.9002 of 5 stars$4.00-15.5%$5.19+29.8%-29.3%$2.21BN/A-4.21850Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeENREnergizer4.4423 of 5 stars$23.64-1.1%$31.63+33.8%-22.4%$1.70B$2.90B29.845,500Positive NewsInsider TradeENVXEnovix3.1677 of 5 stars$7.79-6.0%$17.27+121.9%-22.0%$1.49B$22.90M-5.33340Gap UpEOSEEos Energy Enterprises0.6413 of 5 stars$6.43-7.8%$6.00-6.7%+764.4%$1.46B$19.46M-2.67250Gap UpMVSTMicrovast0.8597 of 5 stars$3.48+2.8%$3.00-13.7%+821.5%$1.13B$414.94M-9.142,150FLNCFluence Energy3.6261 of 5 stars$5.22-3.6%$8.21+57.5%-70.5%$941.33M$2.33B-103.70970Analyst ForecastBYRNByrna Technologies3.2587 of 5 stars$25.26-0.4%$33.00+30.6%+117.5%$570.53M$95.29M46.61150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XCHG Alternatives Sunrun Alternatives Atkore Alternatives QuantumScape Alternatives Energizer Alternatives Enovix Alternatives Eos Energy Enterprises Alternatives Microvast Alternatives Fluence Energy Alternatives Byrna Technologies 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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